Bank of Uganda

Bank of Uganda
Benki Kuu ya Uganda
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
EstablishedAugust 16, 1966 (1966-08-16)
Ownership100 percent state ownership
GovernorMichael Atingi-Ego
Central bank ofUganda
CurrencyUgandan shilling (USh)
UGX (ISO 4217)
ReservesUS$3.919.8 billion (USh 13,838 trillion) (June 2020)
Preceded byEast African Currency Board
WebsiteOfficial site

The Bank of Uganda (Swahili: Benki Kuu ya Uganda) is the central bank of Uganda. Established in 1966, by Act of Parliament, the bank is wholly owned by the government but is not a government department.