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Leader Dialogue Series - Interview with Robin Bairstow, Managing Director at I&M Bank

Leader Dialogue Series - Interview with Robin Bairstow, Managing Director at I&M Bank
 
Learn from Robin Bairstow, Managing Director at I&M Bank about the future of SME Finance in Rwanda after the COVID pandemic.
 
“One of the areas we have now been able to leverage on...is trade finance, and we've seen a lot of growth in that area...growth has been 50% year on year within the same SME sector...we've also added in loan origination system, not only do we need to provide the funding but a lot of the times we need to provide fast funding.”
 

The SME Finance Forum’s Leader Dialogues is a series of one-on-one interviews with CEOs, senior executives of financial institutions and technology companies as well as financial sector regulators.

 

Learn more about I&M Bank
I&M Bank is the oldest commercial bank in Rwanda.
The bank provides services to customers across different segments including retail, business (SMEs), corporate and institutional banking.