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<p>The overall gender gap has decreased from a 4 per cent difference in total financial inclusion in 2016 to 1 per cent in 2020. However, there has been an increase in the uptake of informal financial mechanisms by women, broadening the gap by 4 per cent, according to the latest FinScope gender survey. Access to Finance Rwanda’s Jean Bosco Iyacu joined CNBC Africa earlier to share more insights into the report.</p>


The state of financial inclusion among Rwandan women

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<p>According to Access to Finance Rwanda, insurers in the country are now confronting a new working environment and 70 per cent of them expect premium income to recover by this year; 2021. Alex Bahizi, CEO BK Insurance joins CNBC Africa on this and how to drive up insurance market development.</p>


How Rwandan insurers are responding to COVID-19 shocks

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<p>In a bid to streamline operations, 11 Savings and Credit Cooperatives have signed an agreement with Access to finance Rwanda to deploy banking software that will automate transactions and cut down expenses and losses. For more on how effective this will be, CNBC Africa spoke to Jean Bosco Iyacu, Acting Country Director for Access to Finance Rwanda.</p>


Access to Finance Rwanda: What going digital means for Rwandan SACCOs

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<p>Access to Finance Rwanda in partnership with the African Management institute, the Private Sector Federation and others, has launched a new webinar series dubbed, ‘The Business Survival Bootcamp’, through their website, SME Response Clinic. The program is designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the unique challenges that have presented themselves as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and is slated to begin next week. Head of Programs at AFR, Jean Bosco Iyacu joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Rwandan entrepreneurs treated to Covid-19 business survival boot camp

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<p>Much has been hailed about mobile money services in enabling digitisation of the financial sector, but how far can it go? Country Director of Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR), Waringe Kibe joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera for more.</p>


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The state of financial inclusion among Rwandan women

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