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…
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…
Navigating inflationary waters Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor, Micheal Atingi- Ego shares the story of Uganda’s monetary policy in 2024, which he says was one of cautious optimism and strategic…
On the evening of Friday, 09th September 2018, unknown persons hacked the mobile money float accounts of a payments aggregator company called Beyonic Ltd and originated payments amounting to UGX2,617,761,200….