Doing Business in Rwanda

The aims of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Rwanda” are the following:

1. To analyze the Rwandan Economy and Global Trade;
2. To know the business opportunities in Rwanda;
3. To explore the Rwandan trade relations with the country of the student;
4. To know the Rwandan Trade Agreements;
5. To examine the profile of Rwandan Companies;
6. To develop a business plan for the Rwandan Market.

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Rwanda” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: African Business, World Trade.

Courses: Business in East Africa, Central Africa.

Masters: Business in Africa, Transport in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Languages: or Rwanda Ruanda Ruanda.

1. Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Rwanda”: 1 ;
2. Duration: one week.

1. Nearest ports;
   1. Port of Mombasa;
   2. Port of Dar es-Salaam.
2. Trans-African corridors;
   1. Central Corridor;
   2. Northern Corridor.

Rwandan Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements:

1. Rwanda and the Central African Economic Area / East African Economic Area;
2. COMESA;
3. EAC;
4. COMESA-EAC-SADC Agreement;
5. African Continental Free-Trade Area;
6. ECCAS;
7. Rwanda-EU
   1. GSP;
   2. Africa-EU Strategic Partnership.
8. Free Trade Agreement with India;
9. Rwanda-U.S.
   1. AGOA United States-Rwanda;
   2. East African Community-US Agreement.
10. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region;
11. Economic Community of the Great Lakes Region (CEPGL);
12. Nile Basin Initiative;
13. Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP) - accession process.

1. WTO
   1. GATS;
   2. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary Measures;
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade;
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection;
   5. Agreement on Safeguards;
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement.
2. WCO
   1. Kyoto Convention.
3. Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM / IATA);
4. BIC;
5. Chicago Convention (ICAO);
6. IMO - not a member
   1. Istanbul Convention - not a member.
7. Customs Convention on Containers - not a member.

1. Economic Commission for Africa;
2. African Union
   1. AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption;
   2. AUDA-NEPAD;
   3. Africa Agriculture Development Programme.
3. African Development Bank;
4. Africa-South America Summit;
5. China-Africa Cooperation;
6. Africa-India Cooperation;
7. Africa-BRICS;
8. Africa-Turkey Partnership;
9. Afro-Arab Cooperation;
10. BADEA;
11. Africa-Asia Partnership;
12. Africa-Korea Partnership;
13. Africa-Japan Cooperation.

1. WB;
2. WTO;
3. IMF;
4. UN
   1. UNCTAD;
   2. ITC;
   3. WIPO.

The

1. The Republic of Rwanda (landlocked country) is a poor rural African nation with 90% of the population working in the agriculture sector;
2. Rwanda is the most densely populated nation in Africa;
3. Few natural resources, small industry;
4. The Genocide (1994) shocked the economy of Rwanda and his population;
5. Capital of Rwanda: Kigali (1 Million people): one of the African safest cities;
6. The largest Rwandan cities are Kigali, Butare and Gisenyi;
7. Rwanda is landlocked country;
8. The official languages of Rwanda: Kinyarwanda, French, English, and Kiswahili;
9. Independence of Rwanda: 1962 (Belgium);
10. Rwandan population: 12 million people
    1. Bantu.
11. Area of Rwanda: 26,338 km²;
12. Borders or the Republic of Rwanda: Uganda, Burundi, the DR Congo, and Tanzania.

More information about Rwanda (EENI African Business Portal).

Religions in Rwanda.

1. African Traditional Religions;
2. Christianity:
   1. Catholicism (4.7 million);
   2. Protestants (4 million, 43% of Rwandan population).

Rwanda belongs to the Central African Economic Area and the East African Economic Area (African Civilization).

Rwandan Economy:

1. Rwandan GDP growth: 7%;
2. GDP per capita of Rwanda: USD 644;
3. Rwandan Agriculture sector: 90% of the labour force;
4. Services sector in Rwanda: 45% of the GDP;
5. Rwandan Industry: 15% of the GDP;
6. The most Rwandan dynamic sector are construction and property (real estate);
7. Inflation in Rwanda: 4.4%;
8. Top Rwandan export products: tea and coffee, minerals;
9. Trade with the East African Community (EAC) countries: 35% of the total exports;
10. Currency of Rwanda: Rwandan Franc (RWF);
11. The favorable terms of international trade, Foreign direct investment and aid inflows have aided and stimulated the Rwandan economy considerably over the last decade;
12. The substantial growth was from an increase in cereal products production (maize and wheat).

Global Trade and Business in Rwanda:

Foreign Trade of Rwanda

Exports of Rwanda continue to remain small compared to the average of Central Africa and mainly stand for the two largest cash crops, tea, and coffee and, recently, mineral products.

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