Banque Populaire du Rwanda
| Private | |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Kigali, Rwanda |
Number of locations | 189 (2011) |
Key people |
Ben Christiaanse Chairman of the board, |
| Products | Loans, Checking, Savings, Investments, Debit Cards |
| Website | http://www.bpr.rw |
Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) is a commercial bank in Rwanda.
Overview
The bank is one of the thirteen licensed commercial banks in the Republic of Rwanda. Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) is commonly know to focus on retail (consumer) banking activities (current and savings, accounts, loans, etc. and consumer banking tools like mobile banking), as well as agricultural business expertise, with corporate customers in the food and agri-business value chain - in-line with their farming/cooperative foundation and involvement Rabobank as a shareholder.
History
BPR started in 1986 as Union des Banques Populaires du Rwanda (UBPR), an alliance of cooperative financial institutions around the county.[1] In 2008, UBPR transformed from a cooperative bank into a commercial bank, Banque Populaire du Rwanda SA.
Ownership
As of December 2009, the majority of shares in the bank are held by the Rwandan financial cooperatives that constituted the old UBPR. A minority stake in the bank is owned by the Dutch cooperative bank, Rabobank. The table below, summarizes the stock ownership of BPR:[2]
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Branch network
As of February 2011, BPR maintains a branch network of eighteen (18) branches around the country, and 189 total bank locations (including sub-branches and outlets): [3]
- Main Branch - Kigali
- BPF Branch - Kigali
- Kimironko Branch - Kigali
- Muhima Branch - Kigali
- Rwezamenyo Branch - Kigali
- Muhanga Branch - Muhanga
- Musanze Branch - Musanze
- Rusizi Branch - Rusizi
- Gicumbi Branch - Gicumbi
- Rubavu Branch - Rubavu
- Ngoma Branch - Ngoma
- Huye Branch - Huye
- Rwamagana Branch - Rwamagana
- Karongi Branch - Karongi
- Nyamagabe Branch - Nyamagabe
- Nyagatare Branch - Nyagatare
- Bugesera Branch - Bugesera
- Nyanza Branch - Nyanza
Directors
The activities of Banque Populaire du Rwanda are supervised by an eight-member Board of Directors. The current chairman of the board is Ben Christiaanse.[4]
Management board
The day-to-day activities of the bank are administered by an executive management board representing commercial activities, operations, risk and the branch network, headed by the Chief Executive Officer, (CEO). The current CEO is Ephraim Turahirwa.[5]
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