\u201cAktif Bank of Turkey is opening a representative office in Kigali to cover East Africa, pending final authorization from the National Bank of Rwanda,\u201d Burcu Cevik told Anadolu News Agency recently. <\/p>\n
According to the ambassador, Turkey is exploring new opportunities for cooperation with Rwanda in the financial sector as the country strives to become a financial hub for Africa, with the Kigali International Financial Center (KIFC). <\/p>\n
He added that the Council for External Economic Relations of Turkey (DE\u0130K) and Rwanda Finance Ltd, the company that promotes KIFC, took an important step by hosting a webinar on June 2 to discuss various possibilities of cooperation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe favorable business environment, political stability, adherence to the rule of law and the existence of strong institutions have aroused Turkey\u2019s interest in recent years,\u201d said the ambassador.<\/p>\n
Aktif Bank is an entity of \u00c7al\u0131k Holding, founded in 1981 by Ahmet \u00c7al\u0131k. The group is present in the fields of energy, construction, mining, textiles, finance, telecommunications and digital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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