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Micro Finance Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2003 (No. 626/2009).

Pays/Territoire
Ouganda
Type du document
Législation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An Act to provide for the licensing, regulation and supervision of the microfinance business in Uganda and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
Sujet
Agriculture et développement rural
Mot clé
Développement agricole Crédit Mesures financières agricoles Petits exploitants/paysans
Aire géographique
Afrique, Afrique Orientale, Nations en développement sans littoral, Pays les moins avances
Résumé

This Act provides rules for the micro-financing business in Uganda and for the licensing and supervision of institutions providing micro-financing and deposit taking of microbusiness. The Central Bank shall establish a Micro Finance Deposit-Taking Institutions (MDI) Deposit Protection Fund. Licences shall be granted and supervision carried out by the Central Bank. A MDI shall not engage directly in agriculture, except in the course of satisfaction of its debts due to it for the purpose of carrying on its business. The Act also places restrictions on participation of MDI's participation in other business including agriculture.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.ulii.org