Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija says depositors holding accounts with the different should rest assured that their money is insured against risks to the tune of 90%. The deposits are under the Deposit Protection Fund (DPF). Minister Kasaija was speaking at the Conference and Annual General …
Read More »Innovation to boost insurance penetration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The insurance industry has attributed the recent high growth rates in business to the innovation trends, that have seen delivery of services to the public become easier. The business value, measured by the value of the Gross Underwritten Premiums (the money that the public gives …
Read More »DPF pays depositors of closed ECF Microfinance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) has completed the payment of individually protected depositors of the closed EFC Microfinance Uganda. Last month, the Bank of Uganda placed EFC Uganda Limited under liquidation, revoked its license, and ordered the winding up of its affairs, citing a …
Read More »BoU, DPF pay off EFC microfinance depositors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda and the Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) issued a roadmap for the payment of depositors at microfinance company EFC Uganda, now under liquidation. According to the plan, and the laws, DPF will pay the protected depositors, or those with deposits not more …
Read More »DPF’s assets increase by 15% to Shs1.15trillion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Deposit Protection Fund has recorded a 15% surge in assets to Shs 1.15 trillion for the year ended June 2022, with investments held in government treasury bills and treasury bonds. Financial results released on Jan.31 show that the fund’s surplus and reserves account increased …
Read More »Deposit Protection Fund moves closer to instant compensation of account holders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deposit Protection Fund-DPF, is moving towards instant payment of depositors in case a bank closes, under the digitization program objectives of the fast-growing fund. Currently, the Fund is confident they can start compensating depositors ‘in the unlikely event of a bank closing, a month …
Read More »BANK ACCOUNTS: 93% of Ugandans have less than sh1million
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 90 percent of Ugandans who hold a bank account do not keep more than sh1 million at any one time on their accounts, an indication of the low savings levels in the country. There are an estimated 14 million bank accounts in …
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