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Rwanda Resident Representative Site

Resident Representative Office in Rwanda

This web page provides information in on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Rwanda and the IMF. Additional information can be found on Rwanda and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Rwanda.

At a Glance : Rwanda's Relations with the IMF

  • Rwanda joined the Fund in Joined: September 30, 1963
  • Total Quotas: 80.10 Million
  • Loans outstanding: Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangements SDR 9.72 million
  • Last Article IV Consultation: 2012 Article IV Consultation and Fifth Review under the Policy Support Instrument and Request for Modification of Assessment Criteria, (Country Report No. 13/77

News and Highlights

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The IMF is working with Rwanda on its medium-term strategy

The EastAfrican’s John Gahamanyi spoke to the IMF resident representative to Rwanda, Mitra Farahbaksh about the state of the country’s economy and what the government can do to deal with the potential risks and opportunities. click for more

Low yields, bad weather to slow economic growth

Mitra Farahbaksh, the IMF resident representative interview to The East African. click for more

NewsLIC

A Newsletter of the IMF on Low-income countries; November 2012 click for more

Statement by the IMF Mission at the Conclusion of Its Visit to Rwanda

Press Release; October 8, 2012 click for more

Sub-Saharan Africa growth remains strong, but challenges lie ahead

Commentary by Mitra Farahbaksh on the NewTimes click for more

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Rwanda and The IMF

Press Release: Statement by the IMF Mission at the Conclusion of its Visit to Rwanda

April 16, 2013

Press Release: IMF Regional Technical Assistance Center for East Africa Scales Up Activities; External Evaluation Commends Very Strong Performance

April 11, 2013

Rwanda: 2012 Article IV Consultation and Fifth Review under the Policy Support Instrument and Request for Modification of Assessment Criteria —Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Rwanda

March 21, 2013
Series: Country Report No. 13/77 click for more

Mid-Term Evaluation Report on the Enhanced Data Dissemination Initiative Project

March 20, 2013
Subject: Statistics | Africa | National accounts | Monetary statistics | Government finance statistics | Balance of payments statistics | Data quality assessment framework | General Data Dissemination System | Special Data Dissemination Standard | Technical assistance click for more

Rwanda: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation

March 19, 2013
Each Public Information Notice contains a background section, a table of selected economic indicators, and an Executive Board assessment. click for more

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Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Economic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa have remained generally robust despite a sluggish global economy. The near-term outlook for the region remains broadly positive, and growth is projected at 5¼ percent a year in 2012–13. Most low-income countries are projected to continue to grow strongly, supported by domestic demand, including from investment. The outlook is less favorable for many of the middle-income countries, especially South Africa, that are more closely linked to European markets and thus experience a more noticeable drag from the external environment. The main risks to the outlook are an intensification of financial stresses in the euro zone and a sharp fiscal adjustment in the US–the so called fiscal cliff. Click for more

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Resident Representative for Rwanda

Mitra Farahbaksh Mitra Farahbaksh
WFP/PAM Compound
Kicukiro
Kigali, Rwanda
Tel: +250 252 501 185/6
Fax: +250 252 501 187
E-mail: RR-RWA@imf.org