Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Bank of Uganda employees charged in the anti-corruption court over a procurement scandal, have taken leave from office in line with the Public service rules that require a public servant to step aside, in the face of an investigation. The three officials are …
Read More »BoU complained to money printer for breach of contract
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda has expressed disappointment with the company contracted to print Ugandan currency over failure to transport cargo on agreed terms. The letters, which reveal the actual agreements between the Central Bank and Oberthur Fiduciare, the company that printed money, indicate that the …
Read More »Mutebile tight-lipped on BOU procurement scam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has refused to reveal the amount of money the institution was carrying into the country when extra pellets were discovered on a chartered plane. He also said he was not aware of the police investigations into claims of …
Read More »Central Bank officials arrested over ‘procurement’ scandal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several officials from the Bank of Uganda and the Civil Aviation Authority are being questioned following an anomaly with a consignment belonging to the central bank. According to a Statement issued by the Central Bank Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile the investigation is in relation …
Read More »Governor Mutebile advises public on new Kenyan bank notes
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has advised the general public to take note of the changes made by the Central Bank of Kenya on its currencies. In a media release circulated on June 12, Mutebile urged the public to be vigilant when transacting …
Read More »Kenya currency suspension disrupts businesses, money changers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businesses and money changers have suffered major disruptions following the suspension of the Kenyan currency conversion in Uganda. Consequently, many have seen the value of their money fall but also had to contact their friends near the border to help them do conversions in …
Read More »BOU defends performance of Agriculture Credit Facility
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Dr Louis Kasekende has dispelled claims that the Agriculture Credit Facility (ACF) administered by the central bank was nonfunctional, saying there are success stories to speak for it. Kasekende was speaking at the ten-year anniversary of the facility …
Read More »Uganda exported gold valued at UGX1.3 trillion in March
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda exported Gold worth $363m (1.3trillion shillings) in March alone, according to Bank of Uganda. This is the first time the country has exported gold worth that much ever in a single month. This brings the total export for the three months to March 2019 …
Read More »I feel vindicated over UCB sale – Professor Suruma
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor, Ezra Suruma, says he feels vindicated now that cabinet is considering the revival Uganda Commercial Bank (UCB). Suruma, the Makerere University Chancellor was one of the few government officials that had tried to resist the World Bank/ International Monetary Fund call for privatization of …
Read More »Brac granted approval to become credit institution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brac Uganda Bank limited has been granted a tier two credit institution license to be supervised by Bank of Uganda. The license means it can start receiving deposits, a move away from earlier mode where it only gave out micro-loans to rural women and …
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