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Unguka Bank

Unguka Bank
Private
Industry Banking
Founded 2005
Headquarters Kigali, Rwanda
Key people
Faustin Byakunda
Managing Director
Products Loans, credit cards, savings, investments, mortgages
Revenue Increase Aftertax: US$387,000+ (RWF:230 million) (2010)
Number of employees
348

Unguka Bank Limited (UBL), commonly known as Unguka Bank, is a microfinance bank in Rwanda. It is one of the banks licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda, the country's banking regulator.

As of June 2012, UBL was a small but growing financial service provider, whose total asset valuation and shareholders' equity were publicly unknown at this time. At that time, the bank had 556 shareholders and 14 branches.

The institution was founded in 2005, as Unguka Microfinance Limited, by 215 investors with total capital of about US$538,400 (RWF:321.1 million). In 2012, the institution transformed into a microfinance bank, following the issuance of a microfinance banking licence by the National Bank of Rwanda. The bank rebranded as Unguka Bank Limited.

The of Uguka Bank is privately owned by corporate and individual investors. At this time, the detailed shareholding in the bank is not widely publicly known. 35% shareholding is owned by Rural Impulse Fund (RIF) II.

As of June 2012, UBL maintains a network of 12 branches, including in the following locations:


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