{"id":2000123702,"date":"2026-08-26T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000123702"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:24:07","slug":"rwanda-secures-over-rwf-280-billion-in-new-dual-currency-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-secures-over-rwf-280-billion-in-new-dual-currency-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda secures over Rwf 280 billion in new dual-currency loan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The two loans have a combined value of more than Rwf 280 billion and will be repaid over 15 years, including a six-year grace period during which Rwanda will not be required to repay the principal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The yen-denominated portion marks the first time Rwanda has secured financing in Japanese yen, opening access to a new pool of investors and capital in Asian markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning said the financing is backed by guarantees from the World Bank Group and forms part of Rwanda\u2019s strategy to diversify its borrowing sources while securing funding on favourable terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The six-year grace period has been structured so that repayment of the principal begins after Rwanda\u2019s existing Eurobond matures. This is intended to prevent a concentration of major debt repayments within the same period and support smoother management of the country\u2019s debt obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loan proceeds will be used for general budgetary purposes, supporting priority areas including infrastructure, health and nutrition, education, agriculture, social protection and industrial development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finance and Economic Planning Minister Yusuf Murangwa said the transaction demonstrates Rwanda\u2019s efforts to explore new financing options while maintaining prudent debt management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis second PBG+ [Policy-Based Guarantee] transaction demonstrates Rwanda\u2019s unwavering commitment to innovative, best-practice funding solutions, as we proactively diversify our borrowing sources while maintaining prudent debt management,\u201d Murangwa said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The funds secured by Rwanda will be used to finance projects including infrastructure development.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Government of Rwanda has secured a new commercial loan comprising \u20ac82 million, equivalent to more than Rwf 140 billion, and \u00a515 billion, worth more than Rwf 138 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000123710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000123702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000123710,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/gdsutuaw0aa4bbi.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":2484,"height":1440,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/gdsutuaw0aa4bbi.jpg","width":2484,"height":1440},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/gdsutuaw0aa4bbi.jpg","width":2484,"height":1440},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/gdsutuaw0aa4bbi.jpg","width":2484,"height":1440},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/gdsutuaw0aa4bbi.jpg","width":2484,"height":1440},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/08\/gdsutuaw0aa4bbi.jpg","width":2484,"height":1440}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000123702"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000123711,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000123702\/revisions\/2000123711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000123710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000123702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000123702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000123702"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000123702"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000123702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}