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Access to capital for women entrepreneurs in Rwanda

Rwanda has put in place mechanisms to promote financial inclusion.

A National Financial Inclusion Strategy that is focusing on products and opportunities dedicated to helping women and girls to access capital has been developed and adopted.

The Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning is now working with different Financial institutions in the efforts to promote financial inclusion.  

The country has also initiated the Business Development Fund (BDF) which is providing guarantees and grants to accompany the ongoing financial inclusion initiatives with a deliberate effort targeting marginalised women and young girls.

In the same line, the Ministry of gender and family promotion (MIGEPROF ) and Ministry of ICT and innovation (MINICT) are initiating a Women and youth Investment Facility (WYIF) for new startups mostly emerging women and youth entrepreneurs.

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AB Bank Rwanda

Fee/Charges/Rates

AB Bank Rwanda (ABR) is a fully-fledged micro finance bank which offers a wide range of financial products and solutions that serve both retail and corporate clients. AB Bank’s offerings include a variety of deposit products tailored to fit any client’s needs, money transfer services (regional, and local), SMS banking, performance guarantees, and foreign exchange, among others. Notably, foremost to these offerings are the loan facilities that meet the needs and capacities of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and other clients in the lower income strata.

>FRW25M

Monthly Interest Rate

2% Per Month

Loan Application Fees

FRW 20,000 Per Application

Administration Fee

1.5% to 3% Disbursed Amount

 

FRW 5M TO FRW25M

Monthly Interest Rate

2.75% to 3.25% Per Month

Loan Application Fees

FRW 10,000 Per Application

Administration Fee

3% to 4% Disbursed Amount

 

FRW 70,000 to FRW 5M

Monthly Interest Rate

3.75% Per Month

Loan Application Fees

FRW 5,000 Per Application

Administration Fee

3.5% to 5% Disbursed Amount

NOTE.

  • VAT OF 18% is applied on all charges
  • For All loans above FRW 500,000, client is requested to open a Tax deferred Annuity (TDA) cash collateral equivalent to one month installment upon approval.

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