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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | dfcu Bank has posted Shs 114 bn for the first half of this year up from Shs 23bn in the same period last year, according to its interim consolidated financial results released August 15, 2017. According to a notice issued on Tuesday, top management attributed …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |Bank of Uganda has kept the central bank rate at 10% for the next three months citing stability in inflation and positive economic activity going forward. “Given that inflation is expected to remain around the medium term target and that economic activity is picking up …

BOU denies hiding cash on foreign account in Germany Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE |  Bank of Uganda (BOU) has dismissed as untrue reports that it has hidden Sh10.7 billion in a bank in Germany, an issue that has been widely spread on social media in the past week. In …

How BoU is overseeing the biggest asset grab ever Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | On July 3, Crane Bank which is under receivership by Bank of Uganda (BoU) sued its former owner, Sudhir Ruparelia, and a company called Meera Investments Ltd also owned by Sudhir in what might turn …

How the central bank’s handling of the problems of Crane Bank showed lack of imagination and strategy THE LAST WORD |Andrew M. Mwenda| I have always had high respect for Bank of Uganda (BOU) because of its management competences. Since the collapse of Uganda Commercial Bank in 1999, BOU has …

In the Independent this week: BOU’s war with Sudhir and how the central bank’s handling of the problems of Crane Bank showed lack of imagination and strategy. COVER STORY Secrets of Sudhir saga: How BoU is overseeing the biggest asset grab ever. THE LAST WORD BOU’s war with Sudhir: How …

VIDEO: BOU Governor warns against capping of interest rates Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Bankers and Business captains attending the annual bankers conference held at the Kampala Serena conference center on Wednesday  July 19, 2017,  observed that digital financial services possess the silver bullet that has the potential to unlock …

VIDEO: D9 defies Central Bank directive Uganda | NBS TV UGANDA|  D-9, is considered a shadowy multi-level marketing company by many but it has vowed to defy Bank of Uganda’s decision to freeze the company’s bank accounts. They insist they should have been consulted. The company,  largely operating online, says its work …

Kampala, Uganda| GODFREY SSALI|  Bank of Uganda (BOU) has defended itself in a suit filed against it over misuse of money at the late Ivan Ssemwanga’s burial,  maintaining that it duly executed its duty in this matter and cannot be faulted for failing to take any action. The case came …

  Says revamping the economy will depend on government spending Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Central Bank has once again lowered its indicative lending rate, the Central Bank Rate, in a bid to push commercial bank rates down and spur private sector borrowing in the next three months. …