{{President Paul Kagame is in Toronto, Canada where he will address the 5th edition of Rwanda Day bringing together over 3000 Rwandans living in Canada and the United States to celebrate their unifying culture and renew their commitment to the country\u2019s progress.}}<\/p>\n
Themed Agaciro: Investing in our Future, the event will focus on the next chapter of Rwanda\u2019s development and how the country will achieve its ambition of becoming a middle-income country by 2020.<\/p>\n
Rwanda Day comes shortly after the government announced the second phase of its Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS2), which, over the next five years, targets economic growth of 11.5% per annum and to reduce poverty to under 30%. <\/p>\n
Through the previous strategy, 1 million Rwandans lifted themselves out of poverty, as the economy grew by more than 8% each year.<\/p>\n
This year, Rwanda also launched a landmark Eurobond, which was more than 300 times oversubscribed. It signaled to Rwanda\u2019s intention to become a modern and dynamic economy, which is increasingly interconnected to global markets.<\/p>\n
As well as celebrating Rwanda\u2019s social economic transformation, the event also seeks to bring together Rwandans to discuss new ideas about how to sustain this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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