The Bank of Uganda (Swahili: Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department.
| Website | https://www.bou.or.ug/ |
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History
In 1979 and again in 1987, the Bank of Uganda managed to maintain an exchange rate of USh 7/= to US$1. Starting in 1987, the IMF backed the development of the Bank of Uganda, and completed its first stage of recapitalizing the central bank in 1997.
At the AFI Global Policy Forum held in Riviera Maya in Mexico in 2011, the Bank of Uganda was one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under The Maya Declaration.
In June 2019, 7 directors of the bank were fired after accusations of printing their own money bills.
Organization
The board of directors of the Bank of Uganda is the bank’s supreme policy making body. It is chaired by the governor or, in his or her absence, by the deputy governor.
The duties and powers of the board are specified by the Bank of Uganda Act. This Act makes the board responsible for the general management of the affairs of the bank. The board formulates policy and ensures that anything required to be done by the bank under the statute as well as anything else that is within or incidental to the functioning of the bank is carried out.
The president of Uganda appoints both the governor and the deputy governor, on the advice of the cabinet, for five-year renewable terms. Other members of the board (not fewer than four and not more than six) are appointed by the minister of finance for three-year renewable terms. The secretary to the treasury is an ex-officio member of the board.
As of June 2019, the bank employed 1,066 people.[2] The bank of Uganda is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
The Governor of the Bank of Uganda between 2001 and 2022 was Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile (1949–2022).
Currency centres
The central bank maintains branches and currency centres in various locations around the country, whose purpose is to store, process and monitor the supply of currency to the government and private financial institutions in the surrounding cities, towns, and villages.
- Arua Branch – Arua
- Fort Portal Branch – Fort Portal
- Gulu Branch – Gulu
- Jinja Branch – Jinja
- Kabale Branch – Kabale[10]
- Kampala Branch – Kampala
- Masaka Branch – Masaka
- Mbale Branch – Mbale
- Mbarara Branch – Mbarara
- Lira Currency Training Center – Lira
Contact: Office of the Director Communications
Partner Agencies
Banque de la République du Burundi
Financial Intelligence Authority
Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority
Uganda Micro Finance Regulatory Authority
Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Bank of Uganda HeadQuarter and Bank of Uganda (Currency Branches)
| HEAD OFFICE | |
| Postal Address | P.O Box 7120, Kampala, Uganda |
| Physical Address | Plot 37/45 Kampala Road |
| Telex | 61059 |
| Telephone numbers | +256-414-258-441/6 +256-414-258-060/9 +256-414-259-090+256-417-302-000+256-312-392-000 |
| Fax | + 256-41-4230878 +256-41-4233818 |
| [email protected] | |
| SWIFT | UGBA UG KA |
| BANK OF UGANDA BRANCHES | ||
| The bank has 9 branches situated in the following towns in the country: | ||
| Branch | Address | Telephone |
| Arua (Branch) | Location: Plot 27/29 Avenue Road (Inzikuru Road)Address: P. O. Box 152 Arua | +256-476-420253 |
| Fort Portal (Branch) | Location: Plot 1 Kaboyo RoadAddress: P.O. Box 562 Fort Portal | +256-483-422532 |
| Gulu (Branch) | Location: Airfield RoadAddress: P.O. Box 46 Gulu | +256-471-432330 |
| Jinja (Branch) | Location: Plot 3 Busoga Avenue/ Busoga SquareAddress: P.O. Box 35 Jinja | +256-43-4121247 |
| Kabale (Branch) | Location: Plot 137 Kabale RoadAddress: P.O. Box 966 Kabale | +256-486-423595 |
| Masaka (Branch) | Location: Plot 41 Kampala RoadAddress: P.O. Box 1567 Masaka | +256-481-421246/8 |
| Mbale (Branch) | Location: Plot 34-38 Cathedral AvenueAddress: P.O. Box 2402 Mbale | +256-454-433632 |
| Mbarara (Branch) | Location: Plot 2 High Street, MbararaAddress: P.O. Box 1421 Mbarara | +256-485-420741 |
| Kampala (Branch) | Location: Plot 37/43 Kampala Road, KampalaAddress: P.O Box 7120, Kampala | +256-41-4258441/6 |
| Lira(Currency Technical Center) | Location: Plot 2, Obote Avenue Address: P.O. Box, 211 Lira (Box number for Stanbic Lira Branch) | +256-771-404 178 |
