Gen Salim Saleh Opens Third Investment Symposium in Mbarara City.

Gen Salim Saleh has Tuesday officially opened the third Investment Symposium in Mbarara City.

The symposium, organised by Uganda Development Bank Limited (UDBL) in partnership with Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) in Mbarara City, is running under the theme, ‘The contribution of Financial Innovation to the resilience of the economy for sustained growth’.

The two-day event happening at Kakyeka stadium will run till Wednesday February 23rd 2022.

The symposium seeks to identify business opportunities in the region, host business to business (B2B) engagements and convene leading local and national leaders on the question of financing for recovery and growth.

Participants drawn from political, business, academic, and civil society leadership from the 13 districts making up Ankole Sub region are to share success experiences, identify business opportunities, share entrepreneurial linkages that can build a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem.

One of the participants showcasing his banana harvest.

The event has been graced by speakers including; Trade Permanent Secretary Ms Geraldine Ssali, UDB’s managing director Mrs. Patricia Ojangole, Mbarara North MP Dr Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, among others.

The organizers are optimistic the symposium will birth viable actions geared towards putting Ankole on a sustainable path to a vibrant economy that is a crucial part of the regional and national economy.

The symposium, part of an on-going series in conjunction with Operation Wealth Creation and other partners, is intended to bring together a cohort of coordinated thinking that can learn about the business opportunities of the times.

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