Articles

  This article was written by Mr.Noah E Mwesigwa, Brian Shonubi,Brigitte Kusiima and was published in the IFLR 2012 Edition Introduction
The proper control and direction of companies is a necessary catalyst for commercial development and wealth creation. Corporate governance emphasises separation of company ownership from management.
It is said that there is security in numbers. If this age old adage is true, then the nascent and seemingly over-regulated capital markets of the financial world, like Uganda's, are highly vulnerable, with insufficient capital pools to guarantee sustainable growth.
Uganda has had an impressive business and investment drive in the last couple of years. The discovery of oil, the successful Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held last year and the stable economy have fuelled increased investor confidence and attracted more investment into the country....
Uganda's geographic position in East Africa and its turbulent past has made it susceptible to being used as a transit point for illegitimate funds and resources. These have been used for all manner of illicit purposes locally and also to destabilize many of its neighbours including Somalia,...