On Tuesday, January 24 the IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Kigali, Rwanda where she met with President Kagame, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, Minister of Finance Uzziel Ndagijimana, and Central Bank governor John Rwangombwa to discuss the country’s economic outlook, Rwanda’s ongoing efforts to build climate resilience, and how the IMF can support these efforts, especially through the recently approved IMF supported program for Rwanda under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility for $319 million.
The IMF has provided more than $50bn to the region since the beginning of the pandemic and currently has 22 financing programs in Sub Saharan Africa.
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