Didace Bienvenu Irafasha is a Country Economist for IGC Rwanda. He holds a Master of Public Policy from the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs and a BA in Economics and Political Science from Columbia University. Prior to joining IGC, Didace worked as a trainee in the United Nations system at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Permanent Mission of Rwanda. He worked on researching on the financing of youth employment and green-skills development in developing countries, as well as reporting on Rwanda’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and blended finance policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Didace’s research interests include industrial policy, trade, labor markets, development finance, and the startup/technology ecosystem in Africa.