Rwanda’s powerful Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) has grown bigger following the addition into the council of Andrew Mwenda a veteran journalist,Clever Gatete the Governor of the Rwanda National Bank, and Rode Renolds the CEO of Scotia bank in Europe.
This was in New York in the US where the PAC members convened. The PAC convenes twice every year. PAC members meet to exchange on the problems facing the country and adopt strategies to push Rwanda towards further development.
Discussions at the meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame centered mainly on the European and US debt crisis, its impact on the Rwandan economy as well as harnessing social media development in the country.
Two presentations made included, the impact of the global financial crisis and the European and US debt crisis on Rwanda presented by the governor of the Rwanda National Bank and the minister of finance and economic planning while Louis Mushikiwabo Foreign Affairs and Cooperation minister talked about harnessing social media development in Rwanda.
Speaking to reporters the minister said the discussions were timely especially considering the status-quo of Rwanda’s economy.
One of the attendees Dell Dolson the director of bridge Rwanda and the chairman of the newly established E-SOKO institute said the institute has been established in line with the most of the issues raised during the meeting.
“The discussions point to the impact of the global situation especially onto Rwanda’s economy and Africa in general. If you create jobs, you create a buffer against the uncertainty of the global economy.”
The PAC also received new members during the New York meeting. They are Andrew Mwenda a veteran journalist,Clever Gatete the Governor of the Rwanda National Bank, and Rode Reynolds the CEO of Scotia bank in Europe.
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