Chenuweni Saungweme
Senior Bank Examiner, Microfinance, Bank Supervision Department, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Ms. Saungweme is a Senior Bank Examiner in the Bank Supervision Division of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. She holds a Bachelor of Business Studies Honors Degree and a Master’s in Business Administration Degree, both from the University of Zimbabwe. She is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor and prior to working for the Reserve Bank, she worked as Chief Internal Auditor for a local bank. She currently works in the Microfinance unit, having worked in other sections including supervision of large and medium sized banks, including conducting research and drafting policy guidance to the sector. She was part of the core team that established the Financial Inclusion unit, developed the National Financial Inclusion Strategy which was launched in March 2016 and secretariat to the thematic working groups in the implementation of the strategy. In her role in the Microfinance Unit, Ms. Saungweme is tasked with the promotion of financial inclusion through licensing and supervision of microfinance institutions in Zimbabwe, as well as driving capacity building for MFIs to conduct their operations sustainably while impacting positively on the communities they serve.