Rwanda
IGC Rwanda provides demand-led, frontier research to support sustainable and inclusive growth in Rwanda. Our research focuses on domestic market integration into regional and global value chains, public sector effectiveness, and the response of the Rwandan economy to climate change.
Explore our work

Creating comparative advantage: Identifying information and technology constraints facing SMEs in supplying large firms in Rwanda

How non-economic objectives in trade policies impact low-income countries

The long-term adoption of grid electricity: Evidence from rural Rwanda

Employment creation potential, labour skills requirements and skill gaps for young people

Building resilience in Rwanda: Tackling climate change and trade shocks

Exporting degrees and prescriptions: A survey of Rwanda’s exports of education and health services

The tax and labour implications of the EBM for All policy

How exchange rate fluctuations impact imports and domestic prices: Evidence from Rwanda

Challenges and opportunities for e-waste in Rwanda
About
Rwanda has experienced impressive growth over recent years, led by an ambitious goal to reach middle-income status by 2035. Achieving this goal will require overcoming key challenges, by increasing private sector investment, creating jobs, improving technology, and building resilience to external and climate shocks.
IGC Rwanda is dedicated to fostering sustainable and inclusive economic growth through evidence-based research and policy analysis in close collaboration with our partners from the Rwandan government. Our research agenda is aligned with Rwanda’s medium and long-term growth strategies. Our focus areas include public expenditure efficiency and domestic resource mobilisation, domestic value chain development and export growth, firm and farm productivity improvement, labour market development with a focus on job creation and skills enhancement, urban challenges including waste management and affordable housing, and expansion of renewable energy sources.
Cross-cutting through all our work is the impact of climate change, improving resilience and fostering green growth. As such, sustainability is a fundamental principle woven into every aspect of our policy and research initiatives.
Our team


Hoziane Amen
Country Economist, Rwanda, International Growth Centre
Lauren Falcao Bergquist
Assistant Professor of Economics and Global Affairs, Yale University
Mphatso Kumwenda
Senior Country Economist, Rwanda, International Growth Centre
Richard Newfarmer
Country Director, Rwanda and Uganda, International Growth Centre
Yves Rwego
Junior Programme officer, Rwanda, International Growth CentreFeatured Researchers

Andrew Zeitlin
Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
Garth Frazer
Associate Professor of Business Economics, University of Toronto
Mihaly Kopanyi
Municipal Finance Consultant, World Bank
Nada Eissa
Associate Professor, Georgetown University