Property mogul Sudhir Ruparelia did little to save his bank- Crane Bank Ltd despite having a number of properties to his name, Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has claimed. Appearing before the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) today where he had
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Crane Bank Statutory Manager, Edward Katimbo Mugwanya personally oversaw the handover of assets and liabilities of Crane Bank to dfcu bank, the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises ( (COSASE) that is investigating into the controversial closure of seven banks by the Central Bank has learnt. The Central
Read MoreProperty mogul Sudhir Ruparelia Thursday afternoon attended in person the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) sitting as a backbencher as the committee grilled dfcu bank officials over Crane Bank takeover. Clad in his signature white shirt, Sudhir who was accompanied by his son, Rajiv and lawyers
Read MoreBank of Uganda has maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR), a benchmark lending rate for commercial banks at 10 percent in February 2019. This is according to a Monetary Policy Statement issued to the press today by Governor Bank of Uganda, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime - Mutebile. Mutebile said although inflation
Read Moredfcu Bank officials Thursday afternoon returned to Parliament this afternoon for further engagement with the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE). Yesterday the Board Chairman, Jimmy Mugerwa led a combined Board and Management team to parliament following an invitation from the Clerk of the Committee to have
Read MoreThree journalists attached to the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) in Uganda and Vivian Nakaliika, the wife of NBS TV news anchor, Solomon Sserwanja (in featured photo) are in police custody. The journalists are Godfrey Badebe, Kasim Muhammad and Rashid Kaweesa, URN reports. Security operatives are still searching for Sserwanja. Robert
Read MoreThe Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that is investigating the controversial closure and sale of seven defunct banks has summoned Uganda’s Auditor General, John Muwanga (in featured photo) to explain the circumstances under which he came to acquire shares in the defunct Cooperative Bank without the
Read MoreFormer Executive Director- Supervision at Bank of Uganda (BoU) Justine Bagyenda directed owners of defunct Crane Bank Ltd to buy some assets and liabilities of National Bank of Commerce (NBC) that was co-owned by former Premier, Amama Mbabazi, tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia has said. Appearing before Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities
Read MoreThe agreement for the sale of Crane bank to DFCU was shoddy and fraudulent, Former Crane Bank owner, Sudhir Ruparelia has said. According to Sudhir, the Purchase of Assets and Liabilities (P&A) agreement signed between BoU and DFCU did not have details of all assets and liabilities that were being
Read MoreAfter twenty years of collective service with dfcu, the curtains finally came down on Juma Kisaame’s two decade illustrious career and leadership at an event that was well attended by customers, industry peers, business associates, friends and family. The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga who graced the dinner, held
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