Inauguration of a New Implantation at UPRONA Boulevard

It is on this Friday February 25th, 2005 that the New Implantation of Interbank Burundi has been inaugurated at UPRONA Boulevard, implantation which accommodates the Commercial Head Office of the Bank. Following closely the sittings of the Shareholders General Meeting held at Novotel Hotel, this inauguration was attended by many guests who shortly after met at Bujumbura Hellenic Circle for a cocktail organised for the circumstance.

Two important speeches have been delivered: the one for welcome and presentation by Mr Georges COUCOULIS, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank and the one by Mr Claver GAHUNGU, representing the Finance Minister, held up with dignity.

The two speakers appreciated by turns Interbank Burundi commercial and financial performances during the last twelve years, insisting especially on its distribution network, the most wide spread of the country with 19 sites of exploitation, and its results for 2004, which, for the fifth consecutive year, exceeded the billion of BIF , in settling to 1,847,0 M.

Mr Georges COUCOULIS had to underline otherwise that the New Implantation at UPRONA Boulevard., like the new buildings of the Branches at the Central Market and at Ngozi, respectively inaugurated in 2004 and 2001, enrols in the approach of improvement of the clientele welcome conditions.

Approach rooted in the commercial and political philosophy of the bank dedicated from a long time ago to the clientele and which constitutes an organisational and innovating response to the development and to the blossoming of its activity portfolio.

Under the direct framing of Mr Eugene RUTAZIBWA, Business Manager, the services offered by this new entity go from the withdrawals and deposits operations proper to all Branch or bank counters of full exercise, to the set of the operations with the International Department by getting through an autonomous Forex Bureau and the transfer and fund receipt service, WESTERN UNION.

As for Mr Claver GAHUNGU, he especially invited banks and financial institutions to decidedly buckle down in a voluntarist manner three important sites: the microfinance, the decentralization towards the inside of the country, the supervision and the struggle against money laundering.

It is after "congratulating once again Interbank Burundi for this new gem which henceforth embellishes the Centre City of Bujumbura" and inviting "all commercial Banks to compete in the multiplication of infrastructures and of corner services as this one" that the representative of the Finance Minister enclosed his speech and declared open the New Implantation of Interbank Burundi at UPRONA Boulevard.

IBB-Infos / 04 March 2005
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