{"id":54234,"date":"2025-05-20T15:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/qatari-conglomerate-aqi-explores-investment-opportunities-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:47:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T13:47:03","slug":"qatari-conglomerate-aqi-explores-investment-opportunities-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/qatari-conglomerate-aqi-explores-investment-opportunities-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatari conglomerate AQI explores investment opportunities in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"

The delegation, led by Dr. Imad Al-Khoury, CEO of AQI, met with Rwanda Development Board (RDB) Deputy CEO Juliana Muganza on Monday. The group expressed interest in the pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, real estate, and agriculture sectors.<\/p>\n

The delegation also met separately with the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Dr Yvan Butera, in a discussion focused on investment opportunities in Rwanda\u2019s pharmaceutical production, local manufacturing, and regional health security.<\/p>\n

Also in attendance were Waseem Hamad, CEO of Philex Pharmaceuticals, and Lee Farrelly, General Manager of Manal Food Factory.<\/p>\n

AQI was established in 2002 and operates across a wide range of industries, including construction, oil and gas, manufacturing, and medical services. The company is known for providing strategic and operational solutions across its portfolio, and has a growing interest in expanding into new markets.<\/p>\n

The visit by AQI and its partners marks a continued strengthening of economic ties between Rwanda and Qatar, with both governments actively facilitating cross-border investments to drive innovation, create jobs, and boost sustainable development.<\/p>\n

The visit also reflects Rwanda\u2019s growing appeal to international investors, driven by its strong global rankings in business climate.<\/p>\n

According to the World Bank\u2019s 2024 Business Ready (B-READY) report, Rwanda is among the [top-performing countries in terms of ease of doing business->https:\/\/en.igihe.com\/economy\/article\/rwanda-ranked-among-top-performers-in-new-world-bank-business-report].<\/p>\n

The country ranked 3rd globally for Operational Efficiency, scoring 81.31%, and 8th in Public Services with a score of 67.37%. It also placed 17th worldwide in Regulatory Framework, earning a score of 70.35%. <\/p>\n

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A high-level delegation from Qatari conglomerate Abela Qatar International (AQI) is exploring investment opportunities in Rwanda, amid growing interest from multinationals in the country\u2019s expanding market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000087675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-54234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000087675,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gruwvmgxeamcck3new.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gruwvmgxeamcck3new.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gruwvmgxeamcck3new.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gruwvmgxeamcck3new.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gruwvmgxeamcck3new.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/gruwvmgxeamcck3new.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000087675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54234"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=54234"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=54234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}