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    Preaching Water, Drinking Wine: Bank of Uganda’s Nearly Interest-Free Long-Term Staff Loans Raise Eyebrows

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryOctober 10, 2025October 17, 2025

    As the rest of Uganda chokes on expensive credit, with commercial bank lending rates hovering between 18 and 20 percent, staff at the Bank of Uganda (BoU) are enjoying the…

    BoU set to increase capital buffers for banks by 500%; Credit Institutions by 2,400% and 1,900% for MDIs

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryAugust 24, 2021January 23, 2024

    Bank of Uganda has kickstarted a process to increase capital buffers for Commercial Banks, Credit Institutions and Micro-Deposit Taking Institutions, a move it says is both timely and long overdue….

    MPs insist BoU must become more accountable; want governor and deputy governor’s powers split

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

    Members of Parliament, sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have insisted the Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda cannot also coccupy the offices of Chairman and…

    BoU’s purported liquidation of Crane Bank illegal- financial lawyers speak out

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 14, 2020November 14, 2020

    Attempts by Bank of Uganda to liquidate Crane Bank are illegal and could cost taxpayers more money, should it go ahead, several lawyers that CEO East Africa magazine has spoken…

    Foreign banks do not require central bank authorisation to lend to Ugandan entities; Bank of Uganda clarifies on controversial court ruling

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryOctober 14, 2020October 14, 2020

    Professor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the Governor, Bank of Uganda has unequivocally said that foreign financial institutions that do not use locally-raised deposits to lend to Ugandan entities do not require…

    Standard Chartered Bank Scoops August 2019 Award for Best Performing Dealer in Gov’t Securities

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesSeptember 19, 2019September 23, 2019

    “Prof. Mutebile extolled Standard Chartered Bank for the achievement and counseled other commercial banks to follow suit.” The Governor Bank of Uganda (BoU), Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, has given an award…

    Presidential Committee recommends urgent and comprehensive sweeping Central Bank reforms

    Muhereza KyamuteteraPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryJune 29, 2019June 29, 2019

    A committee appointed by President Yoweri Museveni to study several complaints made to the Inspectorate of Government and Parliament about Bank of Uganda, has recommended “urgent and comprehensive review” of…

    Oberthur Fiduciaire the French money printer speaks out; denies any wrongdoing, blames money plane operator and offers to compensate BoU

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryJune 19, 2019June 19, 2019

    Oberthur Fiduciaire, the French currency printer contracted by BoU to print and deliver an unspecified amount of Uganda Shilling banknotes to Uganda, has denied any wrong in the ongoing scandal…

    MPs oppose Munyagwa’s moves to start a fresh COSASE probe on BoU

    Muhereza KyamuteteraPolitics & GovermentJune 4, 2019June 4, 2019

    Members of Parliament have opposed a move by the new Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) chairman, Hon Mubarak Munyagwa to open fresh inquiries into the…

    BoU-COSASE PROBE: Parliament did its work, Executive should act on our recommendations- Kadaga

    Muhereza KyamuteteraPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryMay 22, 2019May 22, 2019

    The Speaker of Parliament, Rt Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has implored the executive arm of government to expedite bills to reform several aspects governing the banking industry and the running…

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