ABSTRACT:- The study set out to examine the effect of strategic responses on performance of Banque de Credit de Bujumbura. in Burundi Banking Industry focusing on BCB Bank. The specific objectives of the study were to evaluate the effect of staff training strategy on organizational performance; to examine the effect of focus strategy on organizational performance; to ascertain the effect of expansion strategies on organizational performance; and to assess the effect of Agency banking strategy on organizational performance. The study employed a descriptive and correlational research design and opted for quantitative approach. The study used 47 employees from the Headquarter that gave the sample size of 45 employees. Simple random sampling was used to select respondents. The study used both primary and secondary data. The primary data was collected through questionnaire while secondary data involved other sources of evidence such as articles, books, internal company documents and company websites. Questionnaires were administered to the respondents through a drop and pick method. The researcher left the respondents to fill the questionnaire at their own time and collect the completed questionnaire within two weeks. The data obtained from the field was analysed using Pearson correlation and regression to examine the relationship and effect between study variables. From the findings, the performance of Banque de credit de Bujumbura is significantly predicted by the strategic responses. It was recommended that the management of the Bank should engender policies that can improve focus strategy, expansion strategies, agency banking strategies and staff training strategy.

Key Words:– Strategic responses, Staff training, Focus strategy, Expansion strategies, Agency banking strategy, and Performance.