Uganda’s central bank called for an unscheduled monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, following the release of a report showing that core inflation exceeded the central bank’s 5% medium-term target for a second straight month. Annual core inflation accelerated to 5.5% in June from 5.1% in May, and headline inflation quickened to 6.8% in June from 6.3% in May. Last month, the country’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2018 to 7.5% from 6.5%.