In January 2017, Crane Bank was acquired by DFCU Bank at a cost of Shs200 billion ($52.8 million) on grounds that it was undercapitalized as declared by the regulator Bank of Uganda. Crane Bank whose proprietor is businessman Sudhir Reparelia remained open under statutory management until most of its assets and liabilities would be transferred…
The Parliament of Uganda through Igara East Member of Parliament, Hon Michael Mawanda is working on a, ‘Constitution (Amendment) Bill, that seeks to, among others, remove the Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda from being Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively of the Central Bank. According to Hon. Mawanda, the decision making authority is…
The Supreme Court has said it will at a later date rule on who between Bank of Uganda (BoU) and Crane Bank in receivership pays the legal costs to businessman Sudhir Ruparelia in the multibillion commercial dispute. This follows submissions by Mr Ruparelia’s lawyers led by Peter Kabatsi yesterday, asking the justices of the Supreme…
City talkative Journalist Andrew Mujuni Mwenda has advised the frustrated Bank of Uganda (BoU) to concede in the four-year old legal battle with city tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia and his Meera Investments Ltd following the latest Supreme Court ruling that quashed the central bank bid to liquidate the defunct Crane Bank Ltd. This comes after an…
In the wake of events surrounding the Supreme Court decision to nullify the liquidation of Crane Bank Limited, Businessman Sudhir Ruparelia has through his legal team led by Kampala Associated Advocates sued the head of Bank of Uganda’s (BOU) Legal department Margaret Kaggwa Kasule for contempt of Court. According to Sudhir, Kasule has on many…
