Beata Habyarimana

"Her appointment was made following the resolution of BK Group Plc Board of Directors on Monday, and is pending regulatory approval, the Group said in a statement."

"I do not have that much to say but if I were to share the words of H.E. the President during the Swearing-In Ceremony, we as the leadership are called to serve our citizens to the best of our abilities. I took his words to heart and I hope that as I begin my tenure here at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, we will continue to serve our citizens wholeheartedly."

"Businesses have to know that acting vigilantly on Covid-19 measures is guarding their business because if not, tomorrow or another day, their businesses will be closed."

"My input will mostly go into SMEs; to empower them and also, the industry under the made in Rwanda programme, because this is an area with many promising things."

"Our corporation has indeed grown exponentially in the last five years. With several agreements signed in various sectors. Such as education, energy, agriculture, mineral resources, ICT, tourism as well as political consultation."

"We'll assess if joint ventures have happened. We identify bottlenecks and discuss ways to further facilitate investments between the private sectors of our two countries. We need to fast-track the business growth in both countries."

"Hence reinforcing trade and investment in our countries on the continent is essential."

"First we discussed the selection of exempted products, we discussed the services, now we are discussing the investment, the discussions may last until September but we confirmed that we are not waiting for all the institutions to be completed, the business will start next month of Eighth on the agreed products."

"We have seen that gender equality is not only a policy, but a must if you want to deliver more in business as well, so more private companies should embrace the culture, not as a favour, but because it is among women's rights."

"Priority will be given to those that offer or produce essential services and products, this is very crucial and it will be the main criteria ."

"We expect all our subsidiaries across the group, specifically BK General Insurance and BK Capital to continue to perform better ."

"I am deeply honored for the trust His Excellency @Paulkagame has bestowed in my person for this responsibility. I pledge to serve our country with dedication and to the best of my ability under your leadership ."

"We have defined some areas we would like to regain pace ."

"We think that our own policy and vision through the single market on the African continent can be focused on those specific areas."

"Today we are happy to report that the financial results of Quarter 1 2023, have recorded a net income or Rwf17.9 billion ($16.2m), with a strong return on assets and on equity ratios ."

"We have also been witnessing the evolving regulations in place so I think that my input will mostly go into SMEs; to empower them and also, the industry under the made in Rwanda programme, because this is an area with many promising things ."

"I pledge to serve our country with dedication and to the best of my ability under your leadership ."