Research Note: Foreign Exchange Market Dynamics in Rwanda
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Rwanda Bankers’ Association Announces Call for Papers for Inaugural Annual Research Conference
The Rwanda Bankers’ Association is thrilled to invite researchers, scholars, and industry experts to contribute to its inaugural Annual Research Conference scheduled for May 9th, 2024. Under the theme “The Financial Technology, Innovation, and Sustainability Interplay in Rwanda – Emerg...
A new dawn in Rwanda’s financial sector: Rwanda Bankers’ Association launches research centre
Rwanda Bankers’ Association (RBA) was formally established in 2009, to serve as an advocate for the banking sector in Rwanda. Its membership consists of all banks duly licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda pursuant to Chapter II, Article 5 of the Law. The Association’s main objectives, among o...
Rwanda’s banking sector registered over Rwf96b profit in first half 2023
The banking sector in Rwanda registered Rwf96.9 billion in the first half of 2023, an increase from Rwf74.7 billion in 2022, according to the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR). In the same period of 2021, the sector recorded Rwf55.9 billion profit. ALSO READ: Rwanda revises banking law to better po...
Sport: Une compétition multidisciplinaire pour 9 banques
L’association rwandaise des banques (RBA) organise une compétition sportive multidisciplinaire pour 9 institutions bancaires. La culture du sport, la bonne santé et la collaboration sont les principaux objectifs de cet événement annuel. L’association rwandaise des banques organise une compé...
RBA Interbank Sports Tournament 2023
Ishyirahamwe ry’amabanki mu Rwanda (RBA) ryateguye irushanwa rihuza amabanki mu Rwanda.Iri rushanwa rikaba rigiye kuba ku nshuro yaryo ya kane 4. Umwaka ushyize iri rushanwa ryatwawe na EQUITY BANK muri Football muri Basketball ritwarwa na BANK DE KIGALI (BK) mu gihe muri Volleyball ryatwawe na BP...
Benjamin Mutimura named new CEO of I&M Bank Plc Rwanda
The Board of Directors of I&M Bank Rwanda Plc, on Wednesday, June 14, announced the appointment of Benjamin Mutimura as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective 1st July 2023. Mutimura is an experienced banker who most recently worked as the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Bank of Kiga...
RBA holds technical workshop for members
In a bid to build capacities among banking sector professionals in Rwanda, Rwanda Bankers’ Association (RBA) in partnership with ATTF Luxembourg this week concluded a three-day training between 27th and 29 March 2023. The training was themed: “New distribution channels in a global retail banking...
Central Bank’s Chief Economist on strategies to keep inflation at bay
The National Bank of Rwanda has increased its lending rate by 50 basis points from 6.5 percent to 7 percent in efforts to tame the persistently high prices. This decision was announced during the quarterly Monetary Policy Committee and Financial Stability Statement pronouncement on Thursda...
Rwanda’s financial sector remains stable with Rwf 8.1 trillion in assets
Despite different economic disruptions, Rwanda’s financial sector remained profitable ending with Rwf8.1 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2021/2022, an increase of 17.5 percent from Rwf6.9 trillion in previous period. According to the National Bank of Rwanda’s annual report, the financial sect...