caleb m fundanga : financial sector development in zambia remarks by dr caleb m fundanga, governor of the bank of zambia, at the farewell cocktail hosted in honour of the barclays bank zamia limited managing director, lusaka, 4 february 2010. * * * the chairman – barclays bank zambia plc, mr j j sikazwe the chairman – bankers association of zambia, mr saviour chibiya chief executive officers of commercial banks outgoing barclays southern africa regional managing director, mr zafar masud acting barclays bank plc, managing director, mr bret packard management and staff of barclays bank zambia plc colleagues from bank of zambia distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen ladies and gentlemen i am privileged to officiate at this farewell cocktail as we say goodbye to mr. zafar masud who has been the managing director of barclays bank zambia since january 2008. in the past few years, barclays bank zambia plc has contributed to making banking more accessible through its outreach programme which saw an increase in its atm and branch network to over 150 atms and 55 distribution points comprising branches and agencies nationwide. clearly the grass - root population in zambia has continued to benefit from this initiative. as is the case with a number of other banks, barclays bank zambia plc has continued to innovate and positively contribute to financial sector development in zambia. notable innovations that came under mr. masud ’ s time include the commissioning of the bank ’ s branch queue management system at its mutaba and kafue house branches and northend atm lobby, as well as the launch of premier banking. barclays bank zambia plc may have not pioneered all of these innovations, but they have provided reasonable competition to their colleagues which we at bank of zambia believe will be of benefit to the zambian financial sector in the medium to long - term. it is my expectation that barclays bank zambia plc will continued to contest the market in a meaningful and beneficial way. let me also acknowledge the contribution made by barclays bank zambia plc under mr. masud through the bank ’ s partnering with the corporate world to cosponsor the first ever euromoney investors ’ conference in zambia. in addition, it is worth mentioning that baz, under the chairmanship of barclays bank zambia plc and mr. masud, helped initiate the beautification of cairo road by adopting the maintenance of its wonderful gardens. the positive change to our immediate surroundings particularly around the bank square is there for all to see.

and development of our country by ; • opening more branches, especially among our rural communities ; • installing more atms ; • providing more loans that will increase the productivity of our economy ; and • encouraging more zambian to open bank accounts through provision of easily accessible and affordable products and services. these developments, ladies and gentlemen, will greatly contribute to the expansion of economic activities, which will have a positive bearing on poverty alleviation. i am pleased to observe standard chartered ’ s commitment to growth and reinvestment. however, you will all agree with me that those who have more should do more. i therefore look forward to seeing more from standard chartered bank zambia, as it is one of the leading banks in the country. mr chairman, let me conclude by thanking you for inviting me to officiate at this important event. it ’ s now my pleasure to officially open the new branch of standard chartered bank zambia at crossroads shopping mall. thank you.