Equity Bank Uganda is strengthening its commitment to supporting businesses across the country as Managing Director Gift Shoko and the Senior Management Team continue an extensive customer engagement journey focused on understanding businesses, deepening partnerships and unlocking opportunities for sustainable growth.The engagement took the team to Modern Group in Jinja, a diversified business conglomerate comprising more than five companies with significant investments in large-scale manufacturing, including steel, tiles and distilling.
The visit offered an opportunity for Equity Bank to gain deeper insight into the group’s operations and identify ways to provide financial solutions that respond to its evolving business needs.The engagement reflects Equity Bank’s broader African Recovery and Resilience Plan (ARRP), which places strong emphasis on supporting manufacturing, trade and other productive sectors across Africa. By working closely with businesses on the ground, the bank seeks to contribute to stronger enterprises, increased investment and greater economic resilience.
The customer engagement journey continued in Busia, where the Senior Management Team visited Wagagai Mining. The discussions focused on understanding the company’s operations and exploring how Equity Bank can enhance its support for the mining and extractives sector, a strategic pillar under the bank’s ARRP aimed at driving development, growth and transformation.Equity Bank’s approach goes beyond conventional financing, with a focus on building long-term partnerships that enable businesses to access opportunities, expand their operations and contribute to economic development. The engagement with Wagagai Mining reinforced the bank’s commitment to supporting Uganda’s productive sectors and the businesses driving them forward.
The team also visited Kasaijja & Sons Milling Ltd., where they encountered a compelling story of determination, ambition and business growth. What began with Mr. Robert Kasaijja’s humble personal savings has developed into a diversified enterprise spanning milling and hospitality, making him one of Equity Bank’s largest customers in the district.Kasaijja’s journey demonstrates the impact that purposeful financial partnerships can have on entrepreneurs with the ambition to grow. Through its relationship with Equity Bank, his business has been supported to dream bigger, strengthen its operations, diversify and create lasting opportunities for wealth creation.
Through these engagements, Equity Bank Uganda continues to demonstrate its purpose of creating wealth and expanding opportunities for wealth creation. By listening to customers, understanding their ambitions and delivering integrated financial solutions, the bank is positioning itself as a partner in Uganda’s economic transformation—walking alongside businesses as they grow, create jobs and build a stronger future.
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