Rwanda plots a capital market course

Many Rwandans questioned the need for the country’s inaugural Eurobond. Initial plans were derailed by the UN. But its successful performance has encouraged policymakers to deepen the country’s capital markets and create a unique business platform.

Sitting behind her cluttered desk, Kampeta Sayinzoga, permanent secretary at Rwanda’s ministry of finance, is late for our interview. But rather than apologize for the delay, Sayinzoga appears pretty pleased with herself. Perhaps it’s because she has finally succeeded in plotting an initial timetable for a series of local-currency sovereign bonds for the coming two years – after a very lengthy meeting with senior finance ministry officials and the central bank. For Sayinzoga, it’s the right time for the country to offer more debt and begin developing a yield curve.

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