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Browsing: economic growth in Rwanda
The International Monetary Fund projects that Rwanda will post 7 per cent growth in 2022
- Rwanda weathered the Covid-19 pandemic to hit double-digit growth of 10.3 per cent for 2021
- Rwanda’s life expectancy has risen from 49 in 2000 to 66.6 in 2017, while extreme poverty fell from 40 per cent to 16 per cent
The economic growth in East Africa is expected to flourish with the admission of the DRC to the East African Community (EAC).
This move increases the region’s bargaining power and has offered an alternative port of entry that will facilitate international trade. It has also turned the focus to the region and its economic impact on the continent and the world at large.
Among the seven countries in East Africa, Rwanda has reported the most rapid economic growth in the region.
Over the years, Rwanda has endeared itself to the donor community: a nation where …