Development Bank of Rwanda
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Overview
Tagline Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Development finance bank providing financial solutions to support Rwanda’s socio-economic development.
Description Brand's website · 2026-11-07
The Development Bank of Rwanda is a provider of development finance and a strategic partner for Rwanda’s development. It offers lending, trade finance, liquidity facilities, guarantees, advisory services, and capacity-building programs across priority sectors of the Rwandan economy.
Identity
Mission Brand's website · 2026-11-07
A trusted strategic partner for Rwanda’s development that offers financial solutions for enhanced value to our stakeholders.
Founders & leadership Brand's website · 2026-11-07
The Board of Directors is chaired by Bobby Pittman. The executive committee listed on the website includes Stella Rusine Nteziryayo, Chief Executive Officer; Parfait Irakoze, Chief Finance Officer; Juliet Ingabire, Chief Risk Officer; Fernand Kamanzi, Director of Strategy and Resource Mobilization; Gloria Tengera, Director of Legal Affairs; Ngabe Rutagarama, Director of Information Technology & Digital Innovation; Espérance Masengesho, Director of Credit Guarantee; Jean Claude Iliboneye, Director of Business Development; Nadine Teta Mbabazi, Director of People, Culture and Corporate Services; Eric Shema Rwishema, Director of Credit; Innocent Gatete, Director of Strategic Projects Implementation; Wilson Rurangwa, Director of Education Portfolio Management; and Martin Ndagijimana, Director of Internal Audit.
Website Brand's website · 2026-11-07
https://brd.rw
Voice & tone Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Professional, development-focused, stakeholder-oriented, and impact-driven.
Offerings
Problem solved Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Provides development finance, credit support, trade facilitation, liquidity, guarantees, and business support to help finance projects, enterprises, institutions, and individuals connected to Rwanda’s priority development sectors.
Core capabilities Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Short-, medium-, and long-term investment lending
- Trade finance and payment-system facilities
- International transfers through SWIFT
- Documentary credits and letters of credit
- Stand-by letters of credit
- Lines of credit to commercial banks, microfinance institutions, SACCOs, and other participating financial institutions
- Guarantee fund management and credit guarantees
- Advisory services and capacity building
Products / SKUs Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Investment loans
- Trade finance facilities
- Payment-system facilities and instruments
- Lines of credit
- SME Guarantee Fund
- African Solidarity Guarantee
- Rural Investment Facility Phase II
- Agriculture financing
Audience
Target industry Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Development finance and banking, with intervention in agriculture, education, housing and infrastructure, energy, export and manufacturing, and the digital economy.
Customer base Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Businesses and project promoters, small and medium enterprises, commercial banks, microfinance institutions, SACCOs, students, and other beneficiaries of Rwanda’s development-finance programs.
Ideal customer profile Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Organizations, enterprises, project promoters, participating financial institutions, and individuals seeking financing or support for projects in Rwanda’s priority development sectors.
Use cases Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Financing agriculture and agribusiness projects
- Supporting exports and manufacturing projects
- Financing infrastructure, energy, and housing projects
- Funding higher education through student loans
- Providing trade finance, letters of credit, and international transfers
- Providing liquidity to participating financial institutions for on-lending
- Guaranteeing eligible projects and SME financing
- Developing bankable business plans and improving project management
Customer outcomes Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Access to investment finance for development projects
- Improved liquidity in the market through on-lending facilities
- Trade support through finance instruments and payment facilities
- Risk coverage through guarantee funds
- More bankable business plans and improved business management capabilities
- Access to higher education financing for students
- Socio-economic development impact in Rwanda
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