"With a fully liberalised economy offering security of investment, investors enjoy free inflow and outflow of capital, 100% foreign ownership of investments and the benefits of Uganda as a signatory to major international investment protection agreements like MIGA, OPIC and CREFAA."

"SMEs in Uganda are keen to participate in the oil and gas sector."

"We also recognise that SMEs are a key engine of economic growth in Uganda and we are ranked as a top entrepreneurial country in the world, with over 160,000 MSMEs operating in Uganda."

"Stanbic continues to play a critical role in the transformation of Uganda’s economy."

"Over the years, the bank has been instrumental in supporting Uganda’s economic growth through investments in key sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, the SME sector, power and infrastructure, and Uganda’s budding oil and gas sector."

"The delayed installments including interest will be added back to their loans and installments will start again. *This will mean that there may be a slight change in the installment amount paid."

"The loan will also be extended by the period of the holiday."

"If a restructure or moratorium is granted, the customer’s records within the credit reference bureau will not be affected in line with guidance from Bank of Uganda."

"All customers who have been affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic are eligible for restructures and holidays on a case by case basis."

"Customers may actually want to pay back their loans early so as to remove this ‘burden’ on their revenues."

"It is therefore necessary to consider the impact of the virus and government restrictions such as the lockdown on each business before applying for a holiday or restructure."

"I was blessed to work for an employer that allowed me to follow my dreams and execute them."

"My journey with youth and women empowerment through transformational growth steers me in a new direction."

"That is something that doesn’t happen often."

"Stanbic Bank has been a pillar in my life since 2014 till toayIt has become family."

"We do not trust our children enough."

"We have changed so many lives over the years both internally and externally."

"There have been lessons learned that I will take to the next phase in my life."

"I have seen young people come up with innovations that are transforming communities."

"If we are to do big things, we have to identify the problems within our communities and find solutions to fix them."

"There is more to life than winning a trophy."

"We need to work with more people."

"And for me that struggle turned out to be a life transforming experience."

"We have a very young population at our disposal and if not guided, we stand a chance of losing out on their abilities and worse losing them."

"I have been working young people for the last 15 years."

"It has been an honour working with Stanbic Bank Uganda and our bond will only grow stronger."

"It will bring a lot of ease in the city apart from time. *It will also take away dust which affects most people’s businesses."

"I lost myself very many times because I wanted to be like everybody else but you cannot be like everybody else."

"You cannot, yes you are wearing the same uniform, you are doing everything but you cannot."

"We need to change the mind-set and create impact."

"I cannot do this alone."

"By the time one is 20 the mind is made up, if you can get into someone’s mind at 13, you can plant a seed."

"The time one is 18, their mind is already made up to transform the communities."

"The people with the solutions are the young people we are not giving the opportunity."

"When you give young people a platform, you will be surprised at how much they are capable of doing on their own."

"I have had to unlearn, learn and relearn a lot of things. *Someone is never too young to start impacting others."

"As a society, we have a common challenge."

"We want to do everything for them which is wrong."

"We need to allow them to flourish."

"We have cried laughed played and created unbreakable bonds."

"I am a true believer of living your truth and purpose."

"I now have a chance to make a much BIGGER impact in the SME sector."

"I cannot wait to walk this journey with you! Let’s change the status quo and inspire development in Uganda together."

"No matter where you are, you can morph and grab opportunities that the oil and gas sector presents."

"Even if you are a farmer, you can play in the oil and gas sector."

"You can plug into these opportunities wherever you are."

"We started changing our story in 2019."

"Put that in your plan."

"This will help to improve the business environment, easing movements."