banque populaire du rwanda sa type private industry financial services founded 1975 headquarters kigali rwanda key people john vitalo chairman sanjeev anand chief executive officer products loans checking savings investments debit cards revenue aftertax us 540 000 rwf 395.2 million q3 2015 1 total assets us 325 million 2015 2 number of employees 1 477 2014 website http www.bpr.rw banque populaire du rwanda sa bpr is a commercial bank in rwanda and licensed by the national bank of rwanda the national banking regulator . 3 contents 1 overview 2 history 3 ownership 4 branch network 5 governance 6 see also 7 references 8 external links overview edit as of october 2015 update bpr was a medium sized financial services provider in rwanda . its total asset valuation was approximately us 325 million . at that time shareholding in the bank was valued at about us 50 million . 2 the bank focused its lending to businesses in the agricultural sector . it employed 1 477 staff at that time . 4 history edit the origins of bpr can be traced back to 1975 when the first banque populaire was formed in the settlement of nkamba in the city of kibungo eastern province . over the next ten years many other similar banks were founded around the country . in 1986 the various autonomous banques populaires formed an umbrella called the union des banques populaires du rwanda ubpr . ubpr was operated as a cooperative bank . in january 2008 following 33 years of experience in the rwandan financial sector ubpr was transformed from a cooperative bank into a commercial bank banque populaire du rwanda s.a. 5 in june 2008 rabobank the dutch cooperative banking conglomerate acquired 35 percent of the shares in bpr . 6 7 in july 2012 visa inc. certified the bank to issue visa branded debit and credit cards . 8 in january 2016 atlas mara completed its acquisition of a controlling stake of bpr after acquiring shares from existing shareholders and merging the bank with the commercial banking business that was spun off brd . 9 ownership edit as of august 2016 update the bank s stock is owned by the following corporate entities 2 9 10 banque populaire du rwanda stock ownership rank name of owner percentage ownership 1 atlas mara limited 62.1 2 arise consortium 11 14.6 3 other minority shareholders 23.3 total 100.00 arise is an investment company that focuses on investments in africa . it is owned by a consortium of european financial institutions including fmo rabobank and norfund 11 branch network edit as of august 2009 bank populaire du rwanda maintained a network of 25 full service branches including at the following locations 12 main branch kigali bpf branch kigali kimironko branch kimironko kigali muhima branch muhima kigali rwezamenyo branch rwezamenyo kigali muhanga branch muhanga southern province musanze branch musanze northern province rusizi branch rusizi western province gicumbi branch gicumbi northern province rubavu branch rubavu northern province ngoma branch ngoma eastern province huye branch huye southern province rwamagana branch rwamagana eastern province karongi branch karongi western province nyamagabe branch nyamagabe southern province nyagatare branch nyagatare eastern province bugesera branch bugesera eastern province nyanza branch nyanza southern province ngororero branch ngororero western province 13 governance edit the activities of bank of kigali are supervised by a nine member board of directors . the current chairman of the board is john vitalo . 14 the day to day affairs of the bank are managed by a six member executive management team led by sanjeev anand the chief executive officer . 15 see also edit list of banks in rwanda economy of rwanda references edit bpr 30 september 2015 . bpr financial returns for the period ended 30 september 2015 pdf . kigali banque populaire du rwanda bpr . retrieved 3 june 2016 . a b c press statement 30 october 2015 . sale of bpr equity stake to atlas mara and merger of bpr and brd commercial bank . atlas mara limited aml . retrieved 3 june 2016 . bnr . list of licensed commercial banks in rwanda pdf . national bank of rwanda bnr . retrieved 30 april 2015 . rb 2014 . profile of banque populaire du rwanda . rabobank rb . retrieved 30 april 2015 . bpr . 2014 . history of banque populaire du rwanda . banque populaire du rwanda bpr . retrieved 30 april 2015 . magyambere gertrude 13 june 2008 . rwanda dutch bank invests rwf6 .5 billion into bpr . new times rwanda via allafrica.com . retrieved 30 april 2015 . the administrator . 1 november 2012 . the profit puzzle pdf . the independent uganda . retrieved 30 april 2015 . nyesiga dias 30 july 2012 . bpr gets visa certification . new times rwanda via allafrica.com . retrieved 30 april 2015 . a b atlas mara limited completion of bpr acquisition . yahoo . 7 january 2016 . retrieved 8 january 2016 . bpr 3 june 2016 . background of banque populaire du rwanda sa . kigali banque populaire du rwanda bpr . retrieved 3 june 2016 . a b kabona esiara 4 august 2016 . european lenders form new 660m african investment firm . the eastafrican . nairobi . retrieved 4 august 2016 . saul butera and ruth kang ong oi 7 august 2009 . rwanda bpr in on line harmonisation of local branches . new times rwanda . retrieved 30 april 2015 . bpr maintains branch in ngororero bpr . 2014 . bpr board of directors . banque populaire du rwanda bpr . retrieved 30 april 2015 . bpr . 2014 . the executive staff at bpr . banque populaire du rwanda bpr . retrieved 30 april 2015 . external links edit website of banque populaire du rwanda a brief on rwanda s financial sector as gathered by ecobank 24 june 2013 rwanda about 415 300 shareholders could lose stake in bank populaire atlas mara completes acquisition of second rwandan bank 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 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