Leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) is partnering Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to create value for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at the 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair in November 2019.

Jude Anele, Group Head, Consumer Retail Business, UBA, said;

“We have put in place several innovation to provide a veritable platform to catalyse businesses to new highs. UBA would provide uninterrupted banking services during the event and provide advisory services to the SMEs that are fundamental to achieving their business goals.”

“Participating SMEs should maximise the opportunities that will be presented to them at the fair. Worthy of mention is that merchants and entrepreneurs from other African countries and abroad would be able to conduct their transactions seamlessly without currency exchange hassles, using the extensive reach of UBA as a pan African bank with presence in key commercial capitals in the world.”

“We have realised that critical to the success of SMEs in Africa is not necessarily access to finance, but their understanding of business and accounting mechanisms, process and procedures critical to their growth and existence especially on e-commerce, tax management, and bookkeeping and access to funding, and these are issues which we are trying to address.”

“UBA has been able to identify means of easing payment in the course of the 2-week event. UBA has successfully put in place solutions that will see the ease of payment, especially with African companies from outside Nigeria.”

“UBA will be deploying state-of-art Point of Terminals (POS) configured towards ensuring merchants receive immediate values in currencies of their choice.”

Similarly, Chairman, Trade Promotion Board, LCCI, Gabriel Idahosa, said;

“The LCCI and UBA have partnered to give exciting services to visitors and exhibitors at the fair. UBA is a foremost Pan African financial institution operating in 20 African countries, the United Kingdom and the USA and France, thus offering unique services to the delight of visitors and exhibitors during the fair.”

“40,000 square metres of exhibition spaces are available with over 2,000 exhibitors from 16 African countries and 200 foreign exhibitors expected in Lagos.”