Malawi – The Next Rwanda?
Karisimbi Partners was fortunate to recently be engaged by an advisor to the new president of Malawi to join a team evaluating the economic state of the nation by engaging in early dialog with key private sector players, development partners … Continue reading
KBP representing Rwanda at Grow Africa Forum
Greg Urquhart of Karisimbi Partners is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 2012 Grow Africa Forum. The conference, which is organized by the World Economic Forum, the African Union Commission and the NEPAD Agency, is aimed at attracting and … Continue reading
Karisimbi Partners speaking at National TBN Conference
Later this month Carter Crockett of the Karisimbi Partners team will participate as a speaker at the 2012 TBN National Conference in London. The Transformational Business Network (TBN) is a network of business and professional people that bring community transformation … Continue reading
HOPE: Rwanda’s Greatest (un)Natural Resource
Rwanda is a small, land-locked country in the middle of what some have called the “hopeless continent”. Rwanda cannot claim diamonds, gold or oil among its natural resources, as some African neighbors can. Worse, eighteen years ago this month, something … Continue reading
President’s opening speech at Gako retreat
This year’s all-government retreat, which has traditionally been held at the Serena Hotel in Gisenyi but this year was instead held at a military barracks in Gako, recently concluded. The conference, a mainstay of President Paul Kagame’s administration, is designed … Continue reading
Serge Muheto, Owner & Manager, BEBUPRO (Rwanda/Burundi Holding Company)
We appreciated Karisimbi Partners professionalism, the pertinence of their inquiries and the quality of their deliverables. They leave no stone unturned until they get all the information; even asking questions you did not know you should have been asking!
Pedal power brings cheap energy to rural Rwanda
Rwandan firm Nuru Energy is behind the innovation, which earned it a 200,000 dollar (150,000 euros) prize in the 2008 World Bank Lighting Africa Prize. The company gives the generators and lights to small traders, allowing them to pay in … Continue reading
Rwanda says 2011 GDP is at 8.6%
Rwanda’s 2011 gross domestic product grew 8.6 percent compared to 7.2 percent a year earlier, the statistics office said on Wednesday. Read the article by following the link.
Rwanda’s SMEs to Create Jobs
Over the next year, the Government of Rwanda looks to “support at least 300 start-up small and medium enterprises (SMEs)… to implement their business plans.” Hanga Umulimo, a program that will select 10 SMEs from each of the 30 districts, will … Continue reading
Nigeria presents market opportunity for Rwanda
Rwanda looks to bolster its export market through a recently established bilateral trade agreement with Nigeria. The opening of the Nigerian market represents an opportunity to “transform the economy through increase in Foreign Direct Investment and stepping up exports needed … Continue reading
