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Uganda, an East African country with a sizeable Muslim minority and an OIC member since 1974, opened its banking system to Islamic finance after a wait of more than two decades. Parliament passed the enabling legislation in 2023, and on 8 September 2023 the Bank of Uganda granted the country's first Islamic banking licence to Salaam Bank Uganda, the subsidiary of a Djibouti-based bank.
The final law dropped a proposed central Sharia advisory council, which the Bank of Uganda had opposed, leaving Sharia governance to the banks under central bank rules. This guide lists the institutions behind each part, with their pages on Wasabih.
Yes, since 2023. Parliament passed the enabling legislation in June 2023 and the Bank of Uganda granted the first Islamic banking licence in September 2023.
Salaam Bank Uganda, the subsidiary of a Djibouti-based bank, licensed by the Bank of Uganda on 8 September 2023.
No. The final law removed the proposed central Sharia advisory council, which the Bank of Uganda had opposed.
Uganda has no national Halal law; exporters should use certification bodies recognised by their buyers' countries.
Uganda has been a member state of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation since 1974.
Part of the Halal economy in Uganda?
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