Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Principle Judge Yorakamu Bamwine has taken over as mediator in a high-profile case between businessman Sudhir Ruparelia and Bank of Uganda (BOU). Justice Bamwine’s appointment comes after the parties in the case rejected the earlier appointed mediator Harriet Magala. The two parties have said they …
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Why Sudhir will not be jailed…..And three things everyone must know about how the powerful and wealthy look at financial crimes COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile’s defense about the central bank’s perceived poor handling of the Crane Bank take-over and sale has been simple: …
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The banking industry projects to record drop in net profits Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA and JULIUS BUSINGE | Dfcu’s net profit has more than quadrupled to Shs114.05bn during the six months ending June 30 compared to Shs23.3bn recorded last year following acquisition of part of Crane Bank assets in …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A concerned citizen on Wednesday petitioned the office of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) asking for investigations into the wealth of a Bank of Uganda (BOU) official. Denis Nyombi a lawyer from Denis Nyombi & Co. Advocates said he is seeking the IGG’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | dfcu Bank has posted Shs 114 bn for the first half of this year up from Shs 23bn in the same period last year, according to its interim consolidated financial results released August 15, 2017. According to a notice issued on Tuesday, top management attributed …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Commercial Court has summoned DFCU bank to file a defence within 15 days explaining why it has refused to pay debts that were incurred by the now closed Crane Bank. This follows a suit filed by an advertising company Premier Advertsing and media Ltd …
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BOU denies hiding cash on foreign account in Germany Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Bank of Uganda (BOU) has dismissed as untrue reports that it has hidden Sh10.7 billion in a bank in Germany, an issue that has been widely spread on social media in the past week. In …
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How BoU is overseeing the biggest asset grab ever Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | On July 3, Crane Bank which is under receivership by Bank of Uganda (BoU) sued its former owner, Sudhir Ruparelia, and a company called Meera Investments Ltd also owned by Sudhir in what might turn …
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Three months after Bank of Uganda (BOU) transferred the assets of Crane Bank to DFCU Bank, one of its key units Crane Forex Bureau has been struck of the list of registered currency operators. Others off the list, which means their Licenses have expired, are Karibu and Redfox. BOU transferred the …
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Dfcu’s new take-over will help expand its footprint countrywide When Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile announced that they were transferring liabilities and assets of Crane Bank to the Development Finance Company of Uganda (Dfcu), many wondered how that was possible. Crane Bank, set up in 1995, has been the …
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