This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received Andrew Kairu, Chairman of KCB Group and delegation who are in Kigali where they launched BPR Bank Rwanda Plc, a merger of KCB Rwanda and Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR).
Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente officiated yesterday the launch of BPR Bank Rwanda in a ceremony that took place at Kigali Convention Center.
He commended the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) Group for continued investment of resources in Rwanda and noted that its merger with Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR) will be very crucial in providing various financial products and services to our population and improve the quality of their life.
He concluded by reiterating the commitment of the Government of Rwanda to create an enabling environment for the financial sector in Rwanda and ensure that the majority of un-banked Rwandan population have access to banking services at affordable cost. (End)