Uganda
11 regulators · 16 laws & regulations · 2 obligations
Regulators of Uganda
| Regulator | Acronym | Established | Supervises | Official site | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Uganda Primary | BoU | — | Banking · Payments & Fintech | Official site | |
Uganda's central bank and the licensing authority for banks and other financial institutions. | |||||
| Capital Markets Authority Primary | CMA | — | Capital Markets · Asset & Wealth Management · Corporates (Listed) | Official site | |
Uganda's regulator of the capital markets, covering licensed market intermediaries and collective investment schemes. | |||||
| Financial Intelligence Authority Primary | FIA | 2013 | Banking · Insurance · Capital Markets · Payments & Fintech · Crypto / VDA · DNFBPs (Lawyers, Accountants, Dealers) | Official site | |
Uganda's national centre for receiving financial intelligence, set up under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2013. | |||||
| Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda Primary | IRA | — | Insurance | Official site | |
The statutory regulator of Uganda's insurance sector, based in Kampala. | |||||
| Personal Data Protection Office Primary | PDPO | 2019 | All industries | Official site | |
The data protection office that section 4 of the Data Protection and Privacy Act places within the National Information Technology Authority, Uganda, headed by a national director. | |||||
| Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority Primary | URBRA | 2011 | Insurance · Asset & Wealth Management | Official site | |
An autonomous body created by section 2 of the 2011 Act to oversee retirement benefits schemes in the private and public sectors. It describes itself as an oversight body and not a scheme. | |||||
| Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development | MGLSD | — | All industries | Official site | |
The ministry whose Labour and Industrial and Employment Services departments handle employment matters, with a Minister of State for Labour and Industrial Relations. | |||||
| National Information Technology Authority, Uganda | NITA-U | — | Telecom & Tech | Official site | |
The statutory body mandated to coordinate, promote and monitor IT development in line with national social and economic goals. | |||||
| Uganda Communications Commission | UCC | — | Telecom & Tech | Official site | |
The regulator of Uganda's communications sector, including telecommunications, broadcasting, radio communication, postal communications and data communication. | |||||
| Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority | UMRA | 2016 | NBFC / Non-bank Lending | Official site | |
A government agency for the non-bank part of the financial sector: SACCOs, village savings and loan associations, non-deposit-taking microfinance institutions and money lenders. | |||||
| Uganda National Computer Emergency Response Team | National CERT-UG | — | Telecom & Tech | Official site | |
The national CERT for Uganda, operated by the National Information Technology Authority, Uganda. | |||||
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