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Total results: 51

Facility Name Sort Provider Purpose Max Sort Business Eligibility Minimum Documentation Required Collection / Payback (months) Sort
Unguka Bank Plc

Fully secured working capital loan to entrepreneurs with active businesses to all Rwandan registered companies and individuals

  • Existing business


  • Application letter.
  • Project description (customer needs statement) - Financial statement certified.
  • Company Registration Certificate/ID copy of the applicant and his guarantor.
  • Legal status certificate.
  • RRA Tax Clearance Certificate.
  • Valuation report of collateral (done by a valuer which has a partnership with UNGUKA Bank Ltd).
  • Collateral title (land, factory, car etc) and movable security documents.
  • Act of lending property if the collateral doesn’t belong to the borrower.
  • Life insurance is mandatory for individuals.
  • Fire insurance for house and comprehensive insurance for car (applicable for loan beyond 3 Million).
  • Notified Board resolution for companies.
  • Bank statements for the last 6 months (if account held with another financial institution).


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Favourite INDIVIDUAL LOAN/JYAMBERE
Vision Fund Rwanda (VFR)

The individual loan targets Small businesses and micro - entrepenuers who are in need of working capital or need funds to buy business assets

RWF 90,909,091
  • Existing business
  • ID card,
  • Patent document
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Favourite Individual loan product
AXON Tunga Microfinance PLC

Product designed to entrepreneurs with a registered business in need of a working capital to boost their businesses, clients in need of this product should possess a collateral and ready to provide a guarantor. Maximum up to legal ,imit.

Activity in trading

  • Identification card
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Favourite Project finance, Agriculture Finance and Equipment loan
African Enterprise Collective (AEC)
  • Secured Loans
  • Unsecured Loans
RWF 454,545
  • Must be registered as a business in Rwanda.
  • Must be an Inkomoko client in good standing (current on payments within due date) for a minimum of three months.
  • The business must be in existence and active for at least 6 months.
  1. ID of authorized Representative and shareholders.
  2. Must be an Inkomoko client in good standing (current on payments within due date) for a minimum of three months.
  3. Projects that fits AEC’s mission (eg. Employment creation).
  4. Past, current and Projected financial statements.
  • Provide account statement, if any
    Ability to repay the loan.
  • Good credit history (CRB) with AEC RT or other financial institutions, If any.
  • Certificate of company registration.
  • Financial Statements.
  • In case of a collateral to be pledged, document of the property shall be provided.
  • Tax clearance certificate,Bank Account Statements.
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Favourite Contract Financing Facility
Compagnie Générale de Banque (COGEBANQUE Plc)

Facility enables customers to execute purchase orders or contracts. The bank finances up to 70% of the cost of the order/contract, excluding advance payments where applicable.

  • Existing business with signed contract to supply goods and services
  • To accept the payment of contract services into the customer’s designated account in Cogebanque
  • Application letter
  • Copy of original contract to supply goods or services,
  • Account in Cogebanque


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Banque Populaire du Rwanda (Part of Atlas Mara)

To finance fully fluctuating working assets of a business, mainly stocks and trade debtors and not intended to finance permanent working capital, business expenses nor any form of long term assets.

  • Verifiable net operating cash flow (averaged over 2 years) equal to or greater than (4) times the size of the proposed overdraft limit.
  • Tangible and readily realizable security in one or more of the following forms: a. Charge over the operating assets of the business for the full amount of the limit; b. Goods in transit being shipped to the order of the bank (bills of lading made out to the order of the Bank); c. Pledge of specific stocks under the control of the bank in a bonded warehouse; d. A full set of Bills of Lading with BPR endorsed as consignee; e. A registered mortgage over residential or commercial property with a forced sale value (FSV) by an approved valuer of 125% of the limit
  • Fixed charge over fixed assets
  • Set off on deposits held with the Bank
  • Bank guarantees
  • Negotiable instruments with acceptable liquidity such as Bonds, Repos etc.
  • All security is required to be fully insured in sufficient amount to repay BPR, with BPR as the named loss payee. Current insurance policies from acceptable insurers to be held.
  • Overdrafts are high risk credit products and their use should be restricted to situations where other short term credit products are inappropriate or unworkable
  • Businesses that demonstrate good current account credit turnover (banking) or businesses that hold relatively high levels of stocks and debtors evidenced by periodic reports. In all cases, the account must record fluctuation of at least 50% of the facility amount per quarter.
  • A minimum of Rwf 5 Mio should be allowed.



  • Facility letter signed by the customer to confirm his acceptance of the terms of the bank’s offer
  • Signature by the borrower to the Bank’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Credit Facilities
  • Overdraft agreement on the bank’s standard form setting out the conditions for conduct of the overdraft.
  • For a company:
  • Copy of the company’s certified statutes and Copy of the certificate of registration.
  • Resolution by the Board of the company authorizing the company to borrow from the bank We should check for any negative covenants
  • For partnerships:
  • All documents must be aligned with partners’ deed and signed in accordance with the powers stated in the partnership deed.
  • For sole traders:
  • Copy of the certificate of registration must be obtained.
  • Tax clearance certificates
  • Adequate Insurance
  • Security documentation appropriate for the security concerned as per the Credit Policy checklist.
  • A copy of latest tax clearance certificates otherwise the current account with RRA.
  • List and ageing of debtors and creditors (if applicable)


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Unguka Bank Plc

Short term loan from 1 to maximum 12 months which is granted to business customers having procurement contract

RWF 5 Billion
  • Open account in UB
  • Procurement contract, sub-contract or Purchase Order
  • 20% of customer contribution
  • Experience in business or in tender execution
  • Application letter
  • Payment domiciliation in UB
  • Company Registration Certificate/ID copy of the applicant and his guarantor
  • Procurement Contract, Sub-Contract or Purchase Order
  • Legal status certificate
  • RRA Tax Clearance Certificate
  • Valuation report of the collateral (done by a valuer, which has a partnership with UNGUKA Bank
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Unguka Bank Plc

Fully secured seasonal agriculture loan granted to the potato farmers

  • Have an account in UB - Having potato farming experience - Owning or renting the land
  • Potato farming project (customer needs statement) - Application letter
  • POTATO LOAN 23: - RCA Certificate for cooperative/ID copy of the applicant and his guarantor - Legal status certificate - Valuation report of collateral (done by a valuer, which has a partnership with UNGUKA Bank Ltd) - Collateral title (land, factory, car etc) and movable security documents - Act of lending property if the collateral doesn’t belong to the borrower - Life insurance is mandatory for individuals - Potato insurance is an option - Notified Board resolution for cooperative
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Favourite Business Credit Lines
Bank of Kigali Plc

Turn your business goals into reality with Bank of Kigali.

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  • Loan Application Letter
  • Company registration documents
  • Company financials for the last three months
  • A solid business plan in case of a new business
  • Shareholder identification documents
  • Proposed collateral property with valuation report
  • Copy of the title deed for the security, if it is a house or plot


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Favourite Solidarity Group product
AXON Tunga Microfinance PLC

This product targets mainly active clients particularly women and youth. These are clients who are graduated from the community bank to join the Solidarity group after finishing a certain number of cycles for them to access a high loan amount

RWF 13,636,364

Activity in trading

  • Identification Card
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Favourite Community Bank Group loan
AXON Tunga Microfinance PLC

This product is offered to active clients, particularly women with small businesses who don’t have collateral and they are in need of a working

RWF 4,545,455

Peer guarantee

  • Identification card
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Unguka Bank Plc

Short term loan allowing the client to continuous withdraw money up to the limit

  • Regular income (from: business, livestock, rent, etc...) - Turnover for 3 months equivalent or greater than the requested credit line amount plus interest
  • Application letter
  • Project description (customer needs statement)
  • Financial statement
  • Company Registration Certificate/ID copy of the applicant and his guarantor
  • Legal status certificate
  • RRA Tax Clearance Certificate - Valuation report of the collateral (done by a valuer which has a partnership with UNGUKA Bank Ltd)
  • Collateral title documents
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Bank of Kigali Plc

Short term loans given to coffee exporters for up to 1 year to finance the washing and exporting of coffee

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Favourite UBWIZERANE SOLIDARITY GROUP
Vision Fund Rwanda (VFR)

Ubwizerane is a graduation product offered to Community bank customers who have demonstrated growth, and who require larger loans to continue growing their businesses, and who have a good repayment record.

RWF 4,545,455
  • Crops can be: Seasonal Repayment holiday with monthly interest
  • Livestock can be: 1 to 6 month grace period then monthly principal and interest (P&I)


  • ID cards,
  • Group constitution,
  • Recommendation from cell phone company
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Favourite Invoice discount Loan
Banque Populaire du Rwanda (Part of Atlas Mara)

Invoice Discount is a structured finance facility provided by the Bank in FRW to enable its customers to access to cash while awaiting settlement of their invoices. Maximum up to 70% of the invoice value.

  • The source of repayment for invoice discount is the proceeds from the pending invoice itself.
  • The facility will be settled upon receipt of funds. In the event that there are no funds on repayment due date, the RM must immediately take action.
  • In all cases a second way out must be provided in the form of acceptance and easily realizable security. This may consist of the following: A registered mortgage over residential or commercial property; b. Floating charge over the operating assets of the business for the full amount of the facility; Right of Set off on deposits held with the Bank
  • Bank guarantees
  • Adequate insurance where applicable
  • Promissory Note, Assignment of Receivables, and Joint surety of shareholders are taken.


  • Facility letter signed by the customer to confirm his acceptance of the terms of the bank’s offer.
  • Original invoice approved by the buyer.
  • For a company:
  • Copy of the company’s certified statutes and Copy of the certificate of registration
  • Resolution by the Board of the company authorizing the company to borrow from the bank
  • For partnerships:
  • All documents must be signed by all partners (associates) or in accordance with the powers stated in the partnership deed.
  • Copy of the certificate of registration must be obtained
  • For sole traders:
  • Copy of the certificate of registration must be obtained.
  • Security documentation appropriate for the security concerned as per the Credit Policy checklist.
  • A copy of latest tax clearance certificates or the current account statement with Rwanda Revenue Authority.




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Favourite EGF WINDOW 1 -Investment Catalyst Facility
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc.

Encourage private sector investment in export oriented production in order to increase availability of goods and services for export.

RWF 9 Billion
  • Business for export
  • Business plan and loan application letter;
  • Feasibility study (where applicable);
  • Financial report for past three years (existing projects);
  • Land title/emphyteutic lease of the project site and securities;
  • Bill of quantities of constructions (hard and soft copy) + Perspective (if any);
  • Plans of constructions with District stamp (if any);
  • Valuation report of securities done by (person recognized by RDB + certified by IPRV);
  • Pro-forma invoice of equipment, raw material and materials to be bought; (if any)
  • Copies of contracts with service providers related to required financing (if any);
  • Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) certificate;
  • Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) certificate;
  • Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) certificate;
  • ID of owner or company/Cooperative registration certificate;
  • Promoter's contribution of at least 30% of the total cost of the project;
  • Payment of service commission (1% of the Loan + VAT).


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Favourite Housing and Infrastructure
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc.

All housing and infrastructure projects implemented by the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc. The aim of financing this sector is to expand access to housing, boost the services and innovation sector and support capital market

  • Business in Housing
  • Loan application letter along with a strong business plan
  • Financial report and bank statements for past three years,
  • ID of owner or company/cooperative registration certificate;
  • Promoter's contribution of at least 30% of the total cost of the project;
  • Bill of quantities of constructions (and soft copy) and perspective (if any);
  • Plans of constructions with District stamp (if any);
  • Valuation report of securities done by (person recognized by RDB and certified by IPRV);
  • Pro-forma invoice of equipment, raw material and materials to be bought; (if any)
  • REMA certificate with recommendations;
  • RRA and RSSB certificates;
  • RBS certificate;
  • All relevant authorizations in relation to the project to be financed;
  • Payment of nonrefundable service commission (1% of the Loan + VAT);
  • Land title/emphyteutic lease of the project site and securities;


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Favourite Energy_Ref credit lines to saccos (window 1)
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc.

BRD’s role is to insure efficiently the disbursement of loans and bursaries within Rwanda and abroad and enforce recovery of the loans. This service concerns both undergraduate students, postgraduate students and matured loans (income generating/employed loanees)

  • Only loans for energy
  • Compliance with prudential regulations
  • Adequate organization and governance
  • Capital adequacy –
  • Adequate profitability
  • Adequate liquidity –
  • Adequate credit portfolio structure and portfolio quality –
  • Adequate internal controls, overseen by Audit Committee –
  • Adequate accounting and book keeping and MIS system,
  • Appropriate Implementation Capacity


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Favourite BRD Agriculture Financing
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc.

Through commercial banks so they can on-lend to smallholder farmer(s) in need of smaller loans than the Bank’s minimum lending limit (Frw 50,000,000) with the aim to improve the national agriculture production and productivity along all priority value chains. Maximum = 25% of the banks net worth at the time of approval.

  • Business in Agriculture
  • Loan application letter along with a strong business plan
  • Financial report and bank statements for past three years,
  • ID of owner or company/cooperative registration certificate;
  • Promoter's contribution of at least 30% of the total cost of the project;
  • Bill of quantities of constructions (and soft copy) and perspective (if any);
  • Plans of constructions with District stamp (if any);
  • Valuation report of securities done by (person recognized by RDB and certified by IPRV);
  • Pro-forma invoice of equipment, raw material and materials to be bought; (if any)
  • REMA certificate with recommendations;
  • RRA and RSSB certificates;
  • RBS certificate;
  • All relevant authorizations in relation to the project to be financed;
  • Payment of nonrefundable service commission (1% of the Loan + VAT);
  • Land title/emphyteutic lease of the project site and securities;


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Favourite EGF WINDOW 2 – Matching Grant Facility- For market-related costs
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Plc.

Encourage firms to enter the export market by reducing the costs to Rwanda Firms when adjusting to standards and other technical requirements in target markets.

RWF 890,913,636
  • Business for export
  • Business plan and loan application letter;
  • Feasibility study (where applicable);
  • Financial report for past three years (existing projects);
  • Land title/emphyteutic lease of the project site and securities;
  • Bill of quantities of constructions (hard and soft copy) + Perspective (if any);
  • Plans of constructions with District stamp (if any);
  • Valuation report of securities done by (person recognized by RDB + certified by IPRV);
  • Pro-forma invoice of equipment, raw material and materials to be bought; (if any)
  • Copies of contracts with service providers related to required financing (if any);
  • Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) certificate;
  • Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) certificate;
  • Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) certificate;
  • ID of owner or company/Cooperative registration certificate;
  • Promoter's contribution of at least 30% of the total cost of the project;
  • Payment of service commission (1% of the Loan + VAT).


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