Financial Crimes in Uganda Archives

Sydney Asubo, the Executive Director of the Financial Intelligence Authority

REMAIN VIGILANT: Financial Intelligence Authority issues tips on spotting and avoiding financial crimes during Covid-19 pandemic

By Sydney Asubo With people facing confinement or strict social distancing measures, in-person banking and access to other financial services being difficult, and unnecessarily exposes people to the risk of infection. The

May 25, 2020

Banking & Financial Services·The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Sydney Asubo was appointed Executive Director of the Financial Intelligence Authority, effective 1st September, 2015. He is the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. His past immediate position was that of Director of Legal Affairs at the Inspectorate of Government which is the main anti-corruption agency in the Republic of Uganda. He has previously worked as a Senior State Attorney in the Directorate of Public Prosecutions in Uganda. He has extensive experience in both prosecuting serious crime and in Criminal Justice Policy work locally and internationally.

Meet Sydney Asubo, Uganda’s chief hunter of money launderers and terrorism financiers

In simple terms, tell us about the Financial Intelligence Authority, its mandate, and why it’s important for a country like Uganda? The background to this all was the phenomenal growth in organised

April 22, 2020

The Big Story