More women accessing loans – central bank

The number of women receiving loans from commercial banks and microfinance institutions has gone up, boosting the government’s efforts towards univsersal access to financial services. Speaking during the release of the monetary policy and financial stability statement recently, the former central bank governor, Claver Gatete, said by the end of 2012, loans granted to women by banks increased by 43.9 per cent from Rwf41.2b in 2011 to Rwf59.3b in 2012. Gatete was last week appointed the Finance Minister.