Rwanda's development finance institution.
BRD exists to mobilise and deploy long-term capital into the sectors that grow Rwanda's economy, while maintaining the governance and financial discipline our partners and investors expect.
View What We DoEstablished
1967
Decades of development finance
Priority sectors
7
From agriculture to digital economy
Strategic plan
2024-2028
Board-approved roadmap
Role
National DFI
Mobilising long-term capital
02Who 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.
03History
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.
1967
Established
A broader development platform.
Since its founding, BRD has evolved into a national development platform. The integration of the Business Development Fund (BDF) strengthened the bank's ability to reach smaller enterprises with blended finance and business advisory support, connecting Rwanda's entrepreneurs to the capital they need to grow.
Read the full BRD storyThe beliefs behind the mandate
A world-class finance institution.
To be an innovative and sustainable provider of development finance for socio-economic impact.
05Governance
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.
Download Full Strategic PlanTransformational
High-impact initiatives, structuring large projects, syndication, and advisory services that reshape sectors.
Resilient & green
First-loss cover for green projects, carbon credit trading, and weather insurance for climate-smart growth.
Scalable
On-lending through PFIs and SACCOs to widen footprint and reach MSMEs across Rwanda.
Innovation
Data-driven products, fintech partnerships, and support for startups and incubators.
062028 targets
Development you can measure.
See Our ImpactFRW 1.3T
Balance sheet by 2028
100,000
Off-farm jobs created
30%
Green portfolio
- 74% in loans
- 75% ESG-compliant loan book
- 30% women-led projects financed
- 40% direct lending / 60% on-lending
07Sustainability
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.
Work with BRD
Ready to finance Rwanda's next chapter?
Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, or development partner, BRD offers the financing instruments and strategic programs to turn ambition into impact.