The EU-Rwanda Business Forum aims to foster European trade & investment in Rwanda by highlighting economic opportunities and potential and showcasing Rwanda’s advantages as a regional hub. The event will promote Rwanda as a business destination, boost EU investment to create decent jobs and promote sustainable and diversified growth. In addition, the Business Forum will also feature development finance institutions which will explore investment opportunities under the European Fund for Sustainable Development +, one of the Global Gateway’s funding tools.

The event will be open to all interested sectors with a particular focus on agriculture/agro-processing, mining/raw material value chains, health and pharmaceutical sector and green economy (see tabs above for more information on the potential in these sectors).

Format

The EU-Rwanda Business Forum will be the first of its kind. It is enshrined in the EU-Rwanda partnership to facilitate bilateral trade and investment relations. It will be held in Kigali in June 2023 and includes a platform for direct interaction between companies (B2B) and between firms and policy makers (B2G).
Jointly organised by the EU, its Member States and Rwanda Development Board in partnership with the European Business Chamber of Rwanda and Rwandan private sector, the forum will be an opportunity for exchange of information, dialogue and networking. It will feature a first segment dealing with cross cutting issues linked to trade and investment in the country and will be followed by breakout sessions on the selected strategic sectors, namely agriculture/ agriprocessing, health and pharmaceutical, mining, green and sustainable economy. Specific panels will showcase business cases and opportunities.

Audience

This high-level event will gather potential EU investors and local partners, public officials from the EU and the Rwandan government, business support organisations and financial institutions to discuss trade & investment opportunities and challenges in concrete terms.

The event is organised in a TeamEurope spirit and involves representations and business of the 27 EU Member States. On the Rwandan side, officials from key government state departments and agencies will present and discuss on business opportunities and environment.

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