BRIEFING TO THE MEDIA ON CABINET DECISIONS TAKEN DURING THE CABINET MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 15th APRIL, 2019 AT STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE
Cabinet sat on Monday April 15, 2016 at State House Entebbe and;
1.    Approved the Principles for the proposed Amendments to Foreign Exchange Act, 2004 and the Foreign Exchange (Forex Bureaus and Money Remittance) Regulations, 2006. The Amendments are intended to:

i.    Strengthen provisions in the existing  law that are considered inadequate for the effective execution of  Bank of Uganda’s Mandate with regards to supervision of Forex Bureaus and Money Remitters;

ii.    Make regulatory provisions for new business trends and technological developments that were not provided for;

iii.    Ensure effective implementations of new national legislation such as the Anti Money Laundering Act,2013;

iv.     Adopt International best practice with  regard to the supervision and regulation  of Foreign Exchange Bureaus and Money remitters; and

v.    To harmonize the regulatory regime with the East African Monetary Union Convergence Criteria as agreed with the East African Community Partner States.