adnan zaylani mohamad zahid : opening remarks – “ 4th capital connections meeting ” opening remarks by mr adnan zaylani mohamad zahid, assistant governor of the central bank of malaysia ( bank negara malaysia ), at the 4th capital connections meeting, asia school of business, kuala lumpur, 11 march 2022. * * * distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. assalamualaikum w. b. t and a very good afternoon. i would like to express my thanks to penjana kapital sdn. bhd. for inviting me to deliver this opening for the 4th installation of capital connections. we have just had our second installation of myfintech week held in end january. i hope you were all there or at least attended some of it. from our vantage point, one of the key objectives was to bring out discussions and focus on the issues and challenges that fintech can and should take on. however, ideas and discussions alone may not move us far towards the practical solutions. ideas need to be developed and executed with capital and entrepreneurship. coming here today, for us, is then a natural follow - through in sustaining our momentum and supporting our overall fintech journey. “ capital connections ” and “ fintech ” are thus very timely. the last two years have been unprecedented. the world is still dealing with and recovering from the health and economic crises. however, every crisis presents opportunities. navigating covid - 19 has accelerated the development of fintech and digital innovation. during the pandemic, we all witnessed the expansion of digital economy activities including e - commerce, digital sales and online delivery to overcome initial movement restrictions. this digital momentum has continued to persist in 2021, with e - payment usage recording a growth of 47 % to 7. 2 billion transactions, compared to 4. 9 billion in 2019. in tandem, malaysia has seen its fintech industry grow from 88 fintech players in 2017 to well over 200 by 20201. the composition of players has equally expanded in diversity, from initially payment centric solutions to now include lending, insurtech, wealthtech and artificial intelligence based solutions. many believe, and i concur, that the effects of digitalisation from the pandemic are not temporary. they are long term and perhaps, even irreversible. and the digital awakening will only intensify moving forward, as we harness the power of fintech for inclusive and sustainable growth. many

emmanuel tumusiime - mutebile : stamps commemorating the bank of uganda ’ s 40th anniversary speech by mr emmanuel tumusiime - mutebile, governor of the bank of uganda, at the launch of the 40th anniversary commemorative stamps, kampala, 3 october 2006. * * * the board of directors bank of uganda the managing director, posta uganda chief executives of financial institutions management of bank of uganda and posta uganda stamp collectors invited guests ladies and gentlemen it gives me great pleasure to warmly welcome you all to this auspicious occasion, which is one of the last of the public series of events that the bank has held to mark its 40th anniversary having been established in 1966. as we close our celebrations, let me take this opportunity to thank our partners in the financial and other sectors, the public, present and past bank staff for participating in the various 40th anniversary events that we held. some of you may wonder why the bank of uganda chose to issue commemorative stamps. stamps and currency are alike in many aspects, namely : 1 ) both hold intrinsic, aesthetic, cultural, educational and monetary value ; 2 ) they reach and touch the lives of many people, cutting across boundaries of race, colour, education and income status ; 3 ) promote the country ’ s image ; and 4 ) reflect future aspirations and 5 ) help recall and record major historic events. it is for this reason that in partnership with posta uganda, we decided to issue four commemorative postage stamps that reflect the bank ’ s achievements and commitment to economic growth and development of uganda. mr. paul lubowa of makerere university designed these stamps. allow me at this juncture to thank the management of posta uganda and mr. lubowa for enabling us to realize this goal. the features for each of the stamps are well set out in the distributed brochures and posters ; let me however highlight some of them. the first stamp of shs 400 carries the uganda ’ s independence monument and our 40th anniversary logo – emphasizing the linkage between the bank ’ s activities especially fostering price stability and uganda ’ s political independence and economy ; the second stamp of shs 600 depicts uganda ’ s abundant wildlife in support of reviving and promoting tourism and emphasizing the bank of uganda ’ s role in safeguarding the foreign exchange earned ; the third stamp of shs 1, 600 depicts the tilapia or ngenge, which is indigenous to uganda ’ s tropical waters bodies. as you all aware,