Bank of Uganda (BoU) has dismissed the false information circulating on different media platforms claiming that the banknotes bearing the signature of the Late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the former Governor,…
At exactly 5.30am on Sunday morning January 23rd 2022, the governor of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, breathed his last in a Nairobi hospital. He had been battling illness…
‘Profoundness’ is not an everyday word in our vocabulary. It comes to mind because I flew to Nairobi last week purposely to visit a special friend at the Nairobi hospital,…
Emmanuel Kirenga Baryabota Tumusiime Mutebile was born on 27th January 1949 Education background After attending Primary School at Kigezi High School and Secondary School at Kigezi College Butobere and Makerere…
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…
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) at the Monetary Policy Committee meeting of December 2021, maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 6.5%. The Central Bank says maintaining the CBR at…
Bank of Uganda has approved requests by financial institutions and empowered them on a 3rd restructure for credit facilities to customers who have been impacted by Covid-19 In a circular…
By Damalie Tibugwisa There is no doubt that mobile money services have transformed and revolutionalised the financial sector in Uganda. Mobile money has created new opportunities especially for SMEs, supported…
Bank of Uganda (BoU) has reduced the Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 0.5 percentage point to 6.5 percent, the Monetary Policy Statement for June 2021 says. According to the Central…
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…
