Uganda has been delisted from the European Union's list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their Anti-Money Laundering (AML)and Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT)regimes
On April 23, 2025, the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) proudly joined forces with key stakeholders in Uganda's financial sector to launch the Financial Sector Anti-Fraud Consortium (AFC). This strategic alliance aims to combat financial fraud through enhanced industry collaboration, coordination, and consistency.
President Yoweri Museveni has called for enhanced vigilance in combatting financial crimes, particularly Money laundering and Terrorism financing observing that the criminals are constantly adapting new methods.
The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has become aware of fraudulent websites that are illegally advertising a fake prequalification notice under the FIA’s name and soliciting payments for bid documents
