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Who is Lawrence Semakula, the Accountant General Arrested in Connection with the UGX62 bn ($16.8 mn) Stolen From the Bank of Uganda?

Brian EmorutBusiness & Markets Legal & Justice Politics & Goverment The Big StoryFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 2025

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Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Bank of Uganda’s longest-serving Governor, dies at 72 years

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial Services Business & Markets The Big StoryJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Bank of Uganda’s longest-serving Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, since 2001, has died. He was aged 72 years. Born on January 27th, 1949, he…

Mutebile gets reappointed as BoU Governor― but what are some of the numbers underpinning his two-decade reign?

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryJanuary 18, 2021January 18, 2021

News coming in from the President’s Office indicate that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has in line with Article 161(3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, reappointed Prof. Emmanuel…

FINANCIAL DILEMMA: BoU needs fresh UGX 671bn in capital- Auditor General

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesOctober 18, 2019October 18, 2019

Bank of Uganda (BoU) is undercapitalised to a tune of UGX671.712Billion According to the Auditor General, John Muwanga this poses a risk to the Central Bank’s operations. The details of…