Rwanda finance minister tops Africa

“I am really humbled that the committee decided to award this trophy to me this year. I consider this as a trophy for our authorities in Rwanda and the team I have been working with, be it members of the government, staff of the Ministry of Finance, but also all the partners and stakeholders to our economy,” Gatete said in his acceptance remarks during a high profile dinner in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

The awards come at sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings.

The Finance Minister of the Year award goes to the African Finance Minister who has carried out prudent macroeconomic policies and, through reforms of his actions, has shown skills and dexterity to create the conditions of an appealing investment climate.

During the same event, Bank of Kigali was also recognized as ‘the Best Regional Bank in East Africa for the year’.  

This award goes to a Bank that has excelled in the banking industry in its region by reaching out to new customers, offering new services, adopting inclusiveness by bringing the unbanked into the banking space, making use of new technologies and contributing to a stronger financial sector. The awards are the most prestigious event in Africa’s banking and finance sector and held under the patronage of the Africa Development Bank. 

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