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Transformational
High-impact initiatives, structuring large projects, syndication and advisory services that reshape sectors.
About BRD
Rwanda's development finance institution.
BRD mobilises and deploys long-term capital into the sectors that grow Rwanda's economy, backed by strong governance, financial discipline and measurable development impact.
1967
Established
Decades of development finance
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Priority sectors
From agriculture to digital economy
2024–2028
Strategic plan
Board-approved roadmap
National DFI
Institutional role
Mobilising long-term capital
02 — Who we are
Capital with a national mandate.
BRD works at the intersection of public ambition and private execution: mobilising funding, structuring finance and helping strategic sectors move from potential to measurable development outcomes.
1967
Established
03 — History
Built to finance Rwanda's long-term ambitions.
BRD was established to provide the patient capital Rwanda needs for structural transformation. Today, that mandate continues through direct lending, on-lending, guarantees, advisory and strategic programs.
A broader development platform.
Since its founding, BRD has evolved into a national development platform. The integration of the Business Development Fund strengthened the bank's ability to reach smaller enterprises with blended finance and business advisory support.
04 — Vision & Mission
A world-class finance institution
To be an innovative and sustainable provider of development finance for socio-economic impact.
05 — Governance
Governed for long-term discipline.
BRD's governance framework provides oversight, accountability and risk discipline for a bank whose work must serve Rwanda's long-term development goals.
Strategic plan
Betting on Rwanda's future: sustainable prosperity.
BRD's 2024–2028 Strategic Plan, approved by the Board on 10 November 2023, sets the operating direction for growth, resilience, scale, innovation and measurable national impact.
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Resilient & green
First-loss cover for green projects, carbon credit trading and weather insurance for climate-smart growth.
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Scalable
On-lending through PFIs and SACCOs to widen footprint and reach MSMEs across Rwanda.
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Innovation
Data-driven products, fintech partnerships and support for startups and incubators.
Balance sheet by 2028
Off-farm jobs created
Green portfolio
74% in loans
75% ESG-compliant loan book
30% women-led projects financed
40% direct lending / 60% on-lending
Finance shaped by safeguards and climate ambition.
BRD's sustainability approach brings environmental and social safeguards into the way capital is structured, deployed, monitored and reported.
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