Soraya Hakuziyaremye

"Rwanda is ready to export goods to the wider African market adding that no one should worry that some of the countries with the largest economies on the continent will give less value to the market."

"“We, as Rwandans, find that in the next 10 years, we will have tripled our trade with foreign countries,"

"We are now at an investigation phase. We are analysing what could be the benefits to Rwandans to have CBDC but also the risk not only to our economy but the sector depending on the form of digital currency we would issue."

"What is important is to look at financial inclusion because if you issue a digital currency, you shouldn’t be excluding your population, it has to go with closing the digital divide and making sure that people have the option to use it."

"We’ve been having a facility at the central bank for banks that can come to us and we do what we call a forex swap—when we lock in a rate that they can come in one year, two years, and they will get the dollars at that rate and they pay us a premium."

"Local banks… are also developing those instruments that they can extend to the private sector and even individuals."

"We’ve done a lot to make sure Rwanda is not easily impacted by global volatility."

"NBR’s work on meeting net-zero targets is embedded in the national policies and the robust institutional, legal and policy framework to address climate change, reduce biodiversity losses, and enhance adaptive capacity."

"The NBR is actively supporting the development of Rwanda’s Green Taxonomy as per the NGFS recommendation #6."

"Our involvement as new member of the NGFS Steering Committee, as well as contribution in various Workstreams, is a result of our commitment to play a significant role in the greening of the financial sector not only in Rwanda, but across the region."

"it’s important for countries to mobilize their own resources and be able to, you know, be in control of their own destiny."

"I think the key word for Africa is building Africa’s economic resilience."

"Whatever the World Bank is doing, whatever countries are investing in, are actually resulting to jobs."

"I think for any human being, it's good to not only have a very fulfilling career, but probably you spend a lot of time working, but have time for other things as well."

"People who take things for granted or feel that they're entitled instead of really, sort of, building on opportunities they are given and making the best of them."