The Central Bank of Kenya quoted the
shilling at 101.
With the Kenya
shilling mortgage, beneficiaries will have low interest rates for the first two years, after which, the loan will be charged at market rates.
By CONSTANT MUNDAThe
shilling touched a 20-month high against the US dollar yesterday, largely supported by increased horticultural earnings ahead of Tuesday's Valentine's Day and foreign investments in government securities.
Other casualties were "spraza" and "tanner" ("sixpence", both from Romani), "levy" and "ocker" ("a
shilling"), "half a dollar" and "tusheroon" ("two
shillings and sixpence"), "dollar" ("five
shillings" - probably from when the pound was worth four dollars), "half-bar" and "half a nicker" ("10
shillings"), and "bar" ("a pound").
Investment advisor and economist Gary
Shilling is worried about the global economy and financial markets.
A
shilling in those days was equivalent to about PS3.
Harry
Shilling bragged "we now officially gangsters" after 22 assault rifles and nine Skorpion sub-machine guns from eastern Europe sailed up the River Medway from Boulogne in France.
He included cousin Josiah Wilkes in the enterprise and during a clandestine meeting at The Leopard pub, Bolton handed over two
shilling dies and 30lbs of blanks.
Crime boss Harry
Shilling bragged "We now officially gangsters" as the PS100,000 haul of 22 automatic rifles and nine machine pistols were sailed into Kent from France.
So a woman named Tilly
Shilling cut through the crap and solved it.
Summary: The weak
shilling, rising taxes and the power deficit may mean challenging times for Uganda.
The Bank of Uganda's assistant director of communications, Kelvin Kiyingi, said the exchange rate at the end of December 2015 for the
shilling was 3,380 per dollar, down from USh3,000 six months earlier.
