Safi product is targeting Self help groups and Voluntary Savings and Loan Association (VSLA's) in the deep rural areas. We partner with NGO’S who link their Savings Groups with VFR to access higher loans.

• Matured groups after 12months of formation
• Repayment frequency:Monthly
• Recomemded by an NGO / Facilitating Agency / Local Authority

• ID cards,
• Group constitution,
• Recommendation from cell phone company

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

• 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).

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;

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

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

The invoice Discount Facility enables customers to bridge the debtors' gap and continue with their business activitieswhile waiting settlement of invoices

• Existing business with current on going contract and none settled invoices

• Application letter
• ID/TIN
• Contract
• Non settled invoices

This facility finances the acquisation of business assets, acquisation of another business, and a business expeansion or diversification.

• Business in operation

• Application letter
• ID/TIN

Financing agribusiness

• Agricultural production with innovation in processing, good packaging, export,… Grant accompanied with loan of 6 million to be paid at 12% and direct equity of 1 million.

• Proof of agribusiness project owned by a Rwandan citizen
• Proof that two years were spent after graduation from secondary or university studies
• Cooperative or company registration proof
• Proof that project is at start-up stage with less than one year of existence
• Proof that the project is under combined production and agri-business or agro-processing
• Proof of 10% of total project value owned by owner of the business

An advance on contract facility is offered in FRW by the Bank to enable its customers to execute purchase orders or contracts. Up to 70% of the cost of the order/contract.

• The source of repayment of an advance on contract facility is the proceeds from the purchase order/contract.
• 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.

• Facility letter signed by the customer to confirm his acceptance of the terms of the bank’s offer.
• Original purchase order/contract from the buyer.
• Identification proof

An Equipment or Business vehicle loan is a fixed contract with the customer to finance a known need with a fixed repayment schedule. The equipment or vehicle to be financed must be directly used in the business and should ideally be new. Used equipment or vehicle may be considered only where evidence (through the internal Engineer) can be produced to certify the condition of the equipment or vehicle and its expected working life.

• Businesses must be established and be able to show profitable trading results over two years at least.
• Start - ups can be considered by exercising extreme caution based on reliable and tested cash flows projections.
• The primary source of repayment of the loan is the cash flow from the business’s activity. Borrowers must present cash flow forecasts and preferably balance sheet projections for the entire period of the loan’s tenor. These must demonstrate that the cash generation of the business is positive and will enable the loan to be repaid over the loan period with a reasonable margin for error.
• Repayments will normally be evenly spread over the life of the loan with monthly repayments of principal and interest. In special circumstances and as may be dictated by the business cycle, repayments can be made quarterly, semiannual and annual as the case may be.
• In all cases a second way out must be provided in the form of tangible security. This may include the following:
• A registered mortgage over commercial or residential property.
• An undertaking to mortgage over commercial or residential property pending receipt of title deeds for buildings under construction.
• A charge over the operating assets of the business for the full amount of the limit extended where a loan is extended along with working capital finance. A list of current assets at the time of disbursement and specific fixed assets financed by term loan must be attached to the charge document.
• A fixed charge over the equipment/vehicle to be financed.
• Insurance must be taken over the property/equipment/vehicle/stock showing the bank as loss payee.
• If the equipment/vehicle is used for private purpose this must be disclosed at the onset and the bank must ensure that there are sufficient cash flows to repay the facility. This should be only applicable for sole proprietors and partnerships.
• Pro-forma invoices must be available to confirm the cost of the equipment. Wherever possible it should be supplied through a distributor who is able to offer after-sales service or maintenance facilities, or at least the source of repair or maintenance facilities should be certain and practical.
• Direct disbursement to suppliers should be considered where possible.
• A grace period not exceeding six months may be appropriate if equipment is imported and/or has an extended installation period. If this is the case, the RM must justify the delay in payments commencing in the credit application file and must monitor specifically that the expected delays are not exceeded.

• Facility letter signed by the customer to confirm their acceptance of the terms of the bank’s offer
• 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
• Check the covenants
• For partnerships:
• All documents must be aligned with partners’ deed.
• For sole traders:
• Copy of the certificate of registration o Tax certificate
• 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.