rwanda limited type private industry financial services founded 2011 headquarters kigali reinsurance plaza kigali rwanda key people mr. samuel kirubi managing director products loans checking savings investments debit cards revenue aftertax us 448 500 rwf 305.3 million q3 2014 total assets us 133.25 million rwf 90.7 billion q3 2014 parent equity group holdings limited website www.equitybank.co.rw equity bank rwanda limited ebrl is a commercial bank in rwanda . the bank is licensed by the national bank of rwanda the central bank and national banking regulator . 1 contents 1 overview 2 history 3 ownership 4 equity group holdings limited 5 branch network 6 see also 7 references 8 external links overview edit ebrl is a medium sized financial services provider in rwanda with an estimated total asset valuation of about us 133.25 million rwf 90.7 billion as of 30 september 2014 . the shareholders equity was not publicly known at that time . 2 history edit the bank was granted a banking license by the national bank of rwanda in 2011 and commenced banking services in the fourth quarter of 2011 . 3 rwanda was the fourth east african country where the equity bank group has opened a subsidiary . operations in tanzania commenced during the first quarter of 2012 . the bank group maintains financial services subsidiaries in kenya rwanda south sudan uganda and tanzania . operations in burundi are planned to begin in the next five years . ownership edit equity bank rwanda limited is a 100 % subsidiary of the equity group holdings limited . headquartered in nairobi kenya equity group holdings limited is the second largest financial services provider in east africa by assets behind kenya commercial bank group kcb group . as of september 2014 update equity group holdings asset base was valued at over us 3.83 billion kes 339.44 billion with shareholders equity in excess of us 644.6 million kes 57.1 billion . 4 at that time the group s customer base was estimated at over 9.2 million in the five east arican countries that it serves making it the largest commercial bank on the african continent by customer numbers . 5 equity group holdings limited edit the companies that compose the equity group holdings limitedinclude but are not limited to the following equity bank kenya limited nairobi kenya equity bank rwanda limited kigali rwanda 6 7 equity bank south sudan limited juba south sudan equity bank tanzania limited dar es salaam tanzania 8 equity bank uganda limited kampala uganda procredit bank congo sarl kinshasa democratic republic of the congo equity consulting group limited nairobi kenya equity insurance agency limited nairobi kenya equity nominees limited nairobi kenya equity investment services limited nairobi kenya finserve africa limited nairobi kenya equity group foundation nairobi kenya equity investment bank nairobi kenya equity bank group has 100 % shareholding the stock of equity group holdings limited is traded on the nairobi stock exchange under the symbol eqty . on thursday 18 june 2009 the group s stock cross listed on the uganda securities exchange use and started trading that day under the symbol ebl . 9 branch network edit equity bank rwanda limited maintains the following branches as of december 2014 . 10 kigali main branch grand pension plaza building kn 4 avenue kigali rubavu branch maison saint joseph main street rubavu nyarugenge branch ground floor kigali city market commercial avenue nyarugenge kigali remera branch nobiscum house amahoro national stadium avenue remera kigali rusizi branch kamembe main road rusizi . rwamagana branch rwanda social security bureau house opposite dereva hotel rwamagana . muhanga branch african hills building kigali huye road muhanga nyabugogo branch societe duteraninkunga house kn 1 road nyabugogo kigali musanze branch mushakamba house musanze rubavu road musanze . see also edit list of banks in rwanda equity bank group economy of rwanda references edit bnr . 2014 . bnr supervision list of licensed banks pdf . national bank of rwanda bnr . gasore ben 2 december 2014 . rwanda equity bank returns to profitability . new times rwanda via allafrica.com . retrieved 2 december 2014 . eabw reporter . rwanda equity bank enters rwanda . east african business week kampala via allafrica.com . retrieved 2 december 2014 . eghl . october 2014 . equity bank group financial statement as at 30th september 2014 . equity group holdings limited eghl . retrieved 2 december 2014 . flood zoe 3 july 2014 . kenya s mobile innovation brings digital money closer . bbc news . retrieved 2 december 2014 . namata berna 4 april 2011 . equity gets kigali s nod to set up shop in rwanda . the eastafrican nairobi . retrieved 2 december 2014 . hitimana bosco 7 november 2011 . rwanda equity bank enters rwanda . east african business week kampala via allafrica.com . retrieved 2 december 2014 . kimani mwaura 31 january 2011 . equity bank eyes 20 percent profits outside kenya . the eastafrican nairobi . newvision archive . 21 june 2009 . equity bank cross lists on use . new vision kampala . retrieved 3 december 2014 . eghl . equity bank rwanda limited branch contacts . 2014 equity group holdings limited eghl . retrieved 3 december 2014 . external links edit website of equity bank rwanda limited equity bank in massive rwanda expansion v t e equity group holdings limited banking equity bank kenya limited equity bank rwanda limited equity bank south sudan limited equity bank tanzania limited equity bank uganda limited procredit bank drcongo financial services equity consulting group equity insurance agency equity investment bank equitel foundation equity group foundation board of directors peter munga chairman benson wairegi vice chairman james mwangi ceo employees 6 000 2014 stock symbol kn eqty website www.equitybankgroup.com v t e economy of rwanda currency rwandan franc national bank of rwanda communications banking communications history of trade transportation 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