Umesh Acharya

Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) PLC

The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD)'s mission is to be a trusted and strategic partner for Rwanda's development by availing financing and advisory services to impactful entrepreneurs in key priority sectors – in particular: energy, export, agriculture, housing and education. With this objective in mind, the bank provides short, medium and long term funding for businesses, which significantly facilitates the emergence of a strong private sector and contributes to poverty reduction in Rwanda. Over the years, BRD successfully established long-term partnerships with International development agencies, Regional as well as International Investment Banks, Guarantee funds and Governmental agencies. The Bank has been consistently ranked among the best performing development finance institutions in Africa by the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) and currently holds A+ rating based on certified results of the assessments in the areas of governance, financial and operational standards in accordance with the annual AADFI prudential standards, guidelines and rating system (PSGRS).