Rwanda is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Rwanda's economy suffered heavily during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, but has since strengthened. The economy is based mostly on subsistence agriculture. Coffee and tea are the major cash crops for export. Tourism is a fast-growing sector and is now the country's leading foreign exchange earner.
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Notable firms
editThis list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
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AB Bank Rwanda | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 2013 | Microfinance bank |
Access Bank Rwanda | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1995 | Commercial bank |
Bank of Africa Rwanda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 2003 | Commercial bank, part of Bank of Africa Group (Mali) |
Bank of Kigali | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1966 | Commercial bank |
Banque Populaire du Rwanda SA | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1975 | Commercial bank |
Banque Populaire du Rwanda | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1986 | Commercial bank |
Bourbon Coffee | Consumer services | Restaurants & bars | Kigali | 2006 | Coffeehouse chain |
Bralirwa Brewery | Consumer goods | Brewers | Kigali | 1957 | Brewery |
Compagnie Générale de Banque | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1999 | Commercial bank |
Equity Bank Rwanda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 2011 | Commercial bank |
Great Lakes Energy | Utilities | Conventional electricity | Kigali | 2002 | Power utility |
Guaranty Trust Bank | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 2004 | Commercial bank |
Housing Bank of Rwanda | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1975 | Commercial bank, defunct 2011 |
I&M Bank Rwanda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1963 | Commercial bank |
KCB Bank Rwanda Limited | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 2008 | Commercial bank |
National Bank of Rwanda | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1964 | Central bank |
National Post Office | Industrials | Delivery services | Kigali | 1922[1] | Postal services |
Rwanda Development Bank | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1967 | Development bank |
Rwanda Mountain Tea | Food processing | Beverage | Kigali | 2005 | Tea Company |
Rwanda Stock Exchange | Financials | Investment services | Kigali | 2011 | Exchange |
RwandAir | Consumer services | Airlines | Kigali | 2002 | Flag carrier airline |
Rwandatel | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Kigali | 1993 | Defunct 2011 |
Silverback Cargo Freighters | Industrials | Delivery services | Kigali | 2002 | Defunct 2009 |
SORAS Group Limited | Financials | Full line insurance | Kigali | 1984 | Insurance |
Terracom | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Kigali | 2006[2] | Mobile network |
Unguka Bank | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 2005 | Microfinance bank |
Urwego Opportunity Bank | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 2007 | Microfinance bank |
Zigama Credit and Savings Bank | Financials | Banks | Kigali | 1997 | Microfinance bank
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Coffee beans drying in Maraba. Coffee is one of Rwanda's major cash crops.
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The New Bugurama Mining Company tungsten mine in Rwanda.
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Bralirwa Brewery in Kigali.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Historical Overview". iPosita Rwanda. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Moky Makura (19 September 2012). Africa's Greatest Entrepreneurs. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 130–. ISBN 978-0-14-302736-2.