The financing role of the Fund 14. The crisis affected even economies with sound policies and those far from its epicenter, highlighting the need to strengthen the global financial safety net as a matter of priority. The Fund should play a key role in putting together such a safety net.
In particular, I would like to highlight the contribution of the UBA to promoting informed public debate about the financial services industry and the role that it plays in our economy. In this regard, the first Annual Bankers’ Conference, held in Kampala in July of this year, was a very important initiative of the UBA.