Lubango - The governor of the National Bank of Angola (BNA), Manuel António Dias, on Friday in Lubango urged commercial banks to serve as investment catalysts to develop the country's economy.
The governor, who was speaking during a meeting with the governor of Huíla, Nuno Mahapi, said that commercial banks have the task of participating in the programs implemented by the Executive and investing more and more in the productive sector to grow the country's economy.
He stated that there are many opportunities and potential in Huíla that commercial banks can take advantage of, as it is also their function to encourage the growth of the national economy.
“Where there are created conditions of access, energy or telecommunications, commercial banks will be fully available to provide the support that will be necessary for the development of economic activities,” he continued.
Manuel António Dias pointed out that he took note of the banking activity carried out by commercial banks at the provincial level, which is positive.
He made it known that the take-off to Huíla takes place as part of the visits to the institution's regional delegations, since the beginning of the year, as it is an opportunity to align with the 2023-2028 strategic plan.
In turn, the governor of Huíla, Nuno Mahapi, said that the province has the conditions to do great business, so that the Angolan economy continues to grow, advocating for more investments in the population, as it is there that they will get the answers that the country expects.
“The productive sector is the strongest we have, but it is also the one that we have to fight to make more bets, not only on man, but on primary investments and we believe that the Executive is not on the sidelines of this concern,” he said.
The National Bank of Angola has seven regional offices throughout the country, namely in the South (Huíla, Namibe and Cunene), in the Northwest (Uíge and Zaire), in the East (Moxico, Luanda-Sul and Lunda-Norte), in the Southeast (Cabinda, Cuando-Cubango), in the Centre (Huambo and Bié) and in the Northeast (Malanje and Kwanza Norte) and in the West (Benguela and Kwanza Sul). MS/MS/DOJ
