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President Keita gave
an unprecedented speech at the ceremony, praising UBA Group for the vision to expand the bank’s footprint to Mali.”
corporates, institutions and governments whilst also helping to fulfil the financial aspirations of individual customers.
UBA’s Group Managing Director, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, expressed enthusiasm on the Group’s operation in Mali, saying ‘We are in Mali to offer world class finan- cial services that will surpass the expec- tations of our customers. I assure you that UBA is poised to deliver excellent services to the entire population of Mali.” “We are here for mutual progress; we are here for shared prosperity,” he posited.
The CEO of UBA Mali, Mr Alhassane Sissoko, told customers that the bank was optimistic on the competitiveness of its franchise in Mali with strong potentials for accelerated market share gain over the near to medium term. He re-assured pri- vate and public sector players of good things to come. “The advent of UBA in Mali marks a turning point in the history of the Malian banking sector with new opportunities for businesses and individ- uals. We will always have in mind, the progress of our customers,” Sissoko said.
Later that evening, CEO’s of national and international companies, members of the government, diplomats, inter- national NGOs, representatives of the United Nations and other captains of industry in Mali were treated to an exclu- sive cocktail at the Bamako Sheraton hotel, to celebrate the official launch of the bank.
Mali brings to 20, the number of African countries where UBA currently oper- ates, in addition to global operations
in the United States of America, United Kingdom and France.
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