Understanding Treasury Bills & Treasury Bonds in Uganda

Friends,

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the team at the Bank of Uganda for their exceptional contribution to this discussion and for guiding the conversation as we strive to broaden the understanding of investments, with a particular focus on treasury bonds and treasury bills in Uganda.

To each and everyone of you who tuned in, shared the link in different groups that allowed us to have over 8,000 live audiences, you are my heroes as we push this conversation forward.

For those who were unable to join us live, we have uploaded the two-hour audio recording of the space. I highly recommend listening to it in its entirety. Over the upcoming weeks, I plan to dissect the discussion into more digestible segments and provide written commentary.

This initiative is part of our ongoing effort to teach and continue to highlight the subject of investment and conduct more such informational sessions to raise awareness about these Treasury Bonds

Our aim is to build trust and awareness in this niche investment products and Our Capital Markets.

While we may not have had all the time to respond to every individual question on Twitter/X, rest assured that we will revisit them.

The Bank of Uganda team has committed to publishing a Q&A paper to address many of your queries. On my end, I pledge to continue writing about these especially based on questions raised.

In this particular session, we talked about a variety of subjects, including the what are the difference between treasury bonds and bills, the process of opening a Central Securities Depository (CSD) account, the role of primary banks, the implications of withholding tax on bonds and bills, and the risks and returns associated with these investments.

Packed with valuable information, this is a resource I would strongly suggest to anyone interested in learning about investing in treasury bonds and bills.

Happy Investing Everyone.

Alex Kakande