Increase of minimum Capital for banks and MDS’S; Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Sep 3, 2021
Banking & Finance
On 20th August 2021, Bank of Uganda (Hereinafter referred to as “BOU”) issued a circular notifying financial institutions of a proposal to increase the minimal capital requirements for ...
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Non Governmental Organisations and Volunteering in Uganda.

Nov 17, 2020
Publications
Uganda is a safe place to live and work. Many international relief organizations are set up in Uganda. Some of these include the Red Cross, World Vision, Oxfam ...
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Money Lender Regulations In Uganda.

Nov 17, 2020
Banking & Finance
Unlike the developed countries where most financial services are formalized and done through banks and formal financial institutions, in Africa there is a lot of informal lending and ...
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Work Permits and Visas for Diplomats working in Uganda

Nov 17, 2020
Publications
Diplomats accredited for service in Uganda are required to apply for leave to work in Uganda under Class A category. The documents needed while making the application include; ...
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Free Zones in Uganda

Nov 13, 2020
Banking & Finance
Uganda finally caught up with the rest of the world in 2014 when the President of Uganda, HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni assented to The Free Zones Act, 2014. ...
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Administering Justice without emphasis on technicalities of the Law

Aug 6, 2020
Publications
The  1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda provides under Article 126(2) (e) that  in adjudicating cases of both civil and criminal nature the courts shall, subject to ...
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Is your employment contract legal and enforceable under ugandan law?

Aug 6, 2020
Employment
The relationship between an employer and his/her employee is contractual in nature and regulated by the terms and conditions of the contract of employment. However even though Uganda ...
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Foreign exchange controls in uganda

Apr 2, 2018
Publications
One of the most frequent questions from our Clients looking to live and invest in Uganda is “Are there any exchange controls in your Jurisdiction?” Our answer is ...
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Brand protection – a previously unheard-of phenomenon in uganda

Jan 7, 2018
Publications
A few years ago, it was almost impossible to convince a local entrepreneur to register his brand name. Largely this was because of the lack of a proper ...
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What type of employment contract do you hold?

Jan 7, 2018
Employment
According to the 2015 Urban Labour Force Survey Report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, 51.1% of the population of people in Kampala City are employed, however ...
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Are you breaching copyright law?

Jan 7, 2018
Publications
In Uganda, without realizing it, many of us breach copy right laws in our day to day life. Are you breaching the copy right law? To answer this ...
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We need a revolution & change of mindset

Jan 7, 2018
Publications
WE NEED A REVOLUTION! Yesterday I joined Caring Hearts Uganda organization which is run by Mrs. Barbara Kyagulanyi aka Barbie Kyagulani aka Mrs. Bobi Wine, to Plant a ...
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