Economic Crimes Archives – CEO East Africa

THE THIEF WITHIN: Who is Stealing from Ugandan Companies?

CEO East Africa MagazineBusiness & Markets The Big StoryFebruary 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Uganda is experiencing an economic crime crisis, with businesses and individuals losing over USD 272 million (UGX 1.02 trillion) in 2024 due to fraud, cybercrime, and financial misconduct. This represents a sharp rise from UGX 930.5 billion lost in 2023, highlighting the growing sophistication of financial crimes. While the total number of reported economic crime cases saw only a 1.6% increase, from 12,924 in 2023 to 13,132 in 2024, the financial damage inflicted has become far more severe. Cybercrime alone saw a staggering 4,700% increase in financial losses, jumping from UGX 1.5 billion in 2023 to UGX 72.1 billion in…

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Ugandans and businesses in 2024 lost USD272 mn in economic crimes; cybercrime, bank, and fraud double

CEO East Africa MagazineNews & Analysis The Big StoryFebruary 25, 2025February 25, 2025

Even though the number of financial and economic crimes rose mildly, by 1.6%, from 12,924 cases in 2023 to 13,132 cases in 2024, the severity and amount of money lost in these crimes grew more significantly. According to the Uganda Police Annual Crime Report 2024, total financial losses due to economic crimes surged past UGX 1.02 trillion (USD272 million), up from UGX 930.49 billion in 2023. However, financial losses associated with these crimes grew by 16.4%, escalating from UGX 930.5 billion in 2023 to UGX 1,082.7 billion in 2024, indicating that while the number of cases increased, the severity of…

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Absa Bank Uganda trains financial institutions’ compliance experts on ethics, conduct

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial Services Company News News & AnalysisOctober 17, 2023October 17, 2023

In a bid to equip the financial sector with practical knowledge on ethical framework and conduct in daily operations, Absa Bank Uganda has conducted a one-day training for sector compliance experts. The event, officiated by theBank of Uganda (BoU) Executive Director for SupervisionDr. Tumubweine Twinemanzi, took place at Protea Hotel in Kampala under the theme ‘Building blocks of an ethics programme’. In his address, Dr. Twinemanzi said that it is important that banks and other financial institutions give special attention to conduct risk if they are to address the upsurge in financial fraud in the post-COVID era. Twinemanzi added that…

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