National Bank of Rwanda

National Bank of Rwanda
Banki Nkuru Y'u Rwanda
Banque Nationale du Rwanda
HeadquartersKN6 Avenue
Kigali, Rwanda
Established1964
Ownership100% state ownership[1]
GovernorJohn Rwangombwa
Central bank ofRwanda
CurrencyRwanda franc
RWF (ISO 4217)
ReservesUS$1.9 billion (July 2022)[2]
Websitewww.bnr.rw

The National Bank of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Banki Nkuru Y'u Rwanda, French: Banque Nationale du Rwanda) is the central bank of Rwanda. The bank was founded in 1964.[3] The current governor of the bank is John Rwangombwa.[4]

  1. ^ Jan Weidner, M.Sc. "The Organisation and Structure of Central Banks : Dissertation". D-nb.info. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ url=https://www.bnr.rw/index.php?id=82
  3. ^ National Bank of Rwanda (28 September 2016). "A Brief Survey of Rwanda's Monetary History". Kigali: National Bank of Rwanda. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ^ Kabona, Esiara (27 September 2016). "Rwanda retains key repo rate at 6.5 percent". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 28 September 2016.