navigation search compagnie g n rale de banque cogebanque type private industry financial services founded 1999 headquarters kigali rwanda revenue aftertax usd 3.16 million rwf 2.2 billion 2014 total assets usd 192.2 million rwf 134 billion 2014 slogan simple & possible website homepage compagnie g n rale de banque cogebanque sometimes referred to as cogebank is a rwandan multinational commercial bank . the bank is one of the commercial banks in the republic of rwanda licensed by national bank of rwanda the national banking regulator . 1 contents 1 overview 2 history 3 branch network 4 see also 5 references 6 external links overview edit as of december 2014 update the bank s total assets were valued in excess of us 192.2 million rwf 134 billion with shareholders equity valued at us 19.65 million rwf 13.7 billion . 2 history edit cogebanque was established in july 1999 by forty two private rwandan investors . at that time the insurance company compagnie g n rale d assurance et de reassurance cogear was the largest shareholder with 34 % ownership . in the beginning the bank s emphasis was small and medium enterprises smes agriculture and the service industries . 3 in 2008 three new international investors paid us 6 million for a 40 % ownership in the bank . the new investors included a shorecap international sci of chicago illinois united states ; b the belgian investment company for developing countries bio and c africainvest an investment company based in tunisia . these transactions initiated in 2008 were concluded in early 2010 . the original rwandan investors maintain a 60 % shareholding in the restructured bank . 4 branch network edit as of march 2015 cogebanque maintained branches at the following locations 5 cogebanque headquarters centenary house kn 4 avenue kigali rond point branch bib trading building kn 1 round about kigali rubangura branch rubangura house kn 2 street kigali nyabugogo branch chez manu building kn 1 road kigali nyarutarama branch mtn centre kg 9 avenue kigali gisozi branch companion house kg 33 avenue gisozi kigali remera branch nyiransengimana justine building kg 11 avenue kigali kicukiro branch inind house kigali rwamagana branch rusirare jacques building rwamagana eastern rwanda kabarondo branch cogebanque building kabarondo eastern rwanda huye branch bihira juvenal building butare huye district southern rwanda nyamagabe branch kanimba building nyamagabe southern rwanda muhanga branch mukantabana speciose building gitarama southern rwanda musanze branch economat diocese building ruhengeri northern rwanda rubavu branch munyandekwe issa building rubavu western rwanda kamembe branch twizeyimana vincent building kamembe western rwanda tyazo branch kagorora jacques building tyazo southern rwanda nyagatare branch karangwa house eastern rwanda prestige banking branch centenary house kigali . see also edit list of banks in rwanda economy of rwanda references edit bnr . 2014 . list of licensed commercial banks in rwanda . national bank of rwanda bnr . retrieved 16 march 2015 . bateta agnes 15 march 2015 . rwanda s cogebanque raises capital . east african business week kampala . retrieved 16 march 2015 . winne staff . 12 august 2002 . history of cogebanque . world investment news winne . retrieved 16 march 2015 . gahamanyi john 1 february 2010 . rwanda cogebanque trades 40 per cent shares to raise capital . new times rwanda via allafrica.com . retrieved 16 may 2015 . cb . 31 december 2014 . location of the branches of cogebanque . cogebank cb . retrieved 16 march 2015 . external links edit overview of the beginnings of cogebanque v t e economy of rwanda currency rwandan franc national bank of rwanda communications banking communications history of trade transportation industries agriculture tourism mining retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title compagnie g n rale de banque & oldid 730986483 categories banks of rwandacompanies of rwandabanks established in 1999economy of rwanda1999 establishments in rwandahidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from december 2014all articles containing potentially dated statements navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 04 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view