{The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Claver Gatete was yesterday recognized as the Finance Minister of the Year at the African Bankers Awards 2015. The 9th edition of the Awards took Place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on the sidelines of the ongoing African Development Bank Annual Meetings.}<\/p>\n
The Finance Minister of the Year award goes to the African Finance Minister who has carried out prudent macroeconomic policies and, through reforms of his actions, has shown skills and dexterity to create the conditions of an appealing investment climate.<\/p>\n
In his acceptance speech Minister Claver Gatete said: \u201cI am really humbled that the committee decided to award this trophy to me this year. I consider this as a trophy for our authorities in Rwanda and the team I have been working with, be it members of the Government, staff of the Ministry of Finance but also all the partners and stakeholders to our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
During the same event, Bank of Kigali was also recognized as \u201cthe Best Regional Bank in East Africa for the year\u201d. This award goes to a Bank that has excelled in the banking industry in its region by reaching out to new customers, offering new services, adopting inclusiveness by bringing the unbanked into the banking space, making use of new technologies and contributing to a stronger financial sector.<\/p>\n
African Bankers Awards is the most prestigious event in Africa\u2019s banking and finance sector. The awards are held under the patronage of the Africa Development Bank. African Banker\u2019s Awards are designed to recognize the reforms, rapid modernization, consolidation, integration and expansion of Africa\u2019s Banking and financial sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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