Kigali, 19 August 2020: The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc., welcomes the newly appointed Members and Chair of its Board appointed by the Shareholders to start their mandate on July 1st, 2020. The new members will serve a renewable three-year term.The new BRD Board of Directors bring to the Bank an impressive and [...]
Contact Vincent NGIRIKIRINGO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cell 0788308572 April 28th, 2020 Email v.ngirikiringo@brd.rw Website www.brd.rw Fitch Rates Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) PLC at 'B+' Outlook Stable – First Bank in Rwanda to be rated Kigali, April 28, 2020 – The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc is the first Bank in Rwanda to be [...]
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) CEO, Ms. Pichette Kampeta Sayinzoga, was appointed by the Board on the 20th December 2019, and assumed office on the 31st December 2019. Ms. Kampeta’s first public appearance after beginning her duties was this Friday 3rd January 2020 when she gave a visit to MTN Head Office to honor [...]
Kigali, December 20, 2019 – The Development Bank of Rwanda (B.R.D) Plc announces that the Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Kampeta SAYINZOGA as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) replacing Mr. Eric RUTABANA who has served the bank since December 2017. The Board appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer is subject to the [...]
Washington, D.C., October 16th, 2019 – The Development Bank of Rwanda became the newest member of the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network that brings together financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, spur innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs. “200 million businesses worldwide need financing to invest, grow [...]
BRD wishes to inform its esteemed Clients and general Public, that the story published by the The East African is factually incorrect and calls on readers to consider it as false, inaccurate and misleading. No such decision has been taken by the Management of BRD. We have formally contacted the The East African Editorial Management [...]
Forest and Landscape Investment Forum (FLIF) Unleashing Business Opportunities for Sustainable Landscapes Kigali, Rwanda, 16 - 17 May 2017 Targeting project developers and business champions from East Africa and investors from all over the world, FAO’s Forest and Landscape Restoration Mechanism (FLRM) and partners will convene the inaugural Forest and Landscape Investment Forum (FLIF) in [...]
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Private Sector Driven Agriculture Growth project (PSDAG) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to increase agriculture financing. Through the agreement, BRD has reserved about Rwf 140 billion for loans to finance agricultural mechanization, modernization, and processing technologies. [...]
Officials from the ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA) have announced that the renewable energy fund project is nearing completion and will enable the Rwandan government achieve its goal of universal access to energy. The programme of scaling up rural electrification is implemented by the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD). Robert Nyamvumba, the director of the Energy Division [...]
Access to reliable and affordable energy remains a considerable challenge in Rwanda. For Rwanda’s private sector to be competitive, the energy issue must be addressed as a crosscutting driver for economic growth. According to Dr. Livingstone Byamungu, the Chief Investment Officer at the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD), “availability of sufficient energy is important for [...]
