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Publication - Working Paper
Reaping the benefits of Electronic Billing Machines: Using data-driven tools to improve VAT compliance
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Publication - Policy note
Made in Rwanda: Establishing a publicly available supplier database for Rwanda
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Publication - Policy note
Establishing a Local Content Unit for Rwanda
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Project
Improving supplier development linkages in the ‘Made in Rwanda’ policy: The potential of a Local Content Unit and a Firm Database
The Government of Rwanda has recently drafted a “Made in Rwanda” (MiR) Policy. This seeks to improve the overall trade balance by improving perceptions of Rwandan products within Rwanda, promote nascent industries, and boost productivity of exporting sectors (MINEACOM, 2017). Improving linkages between domestic suppliers and large exporting firms is a critical...
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Publication - Working Paper
Trade integration and spatially balanced development: Implications for Uganda and Rwanda
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Publication - Working Paper
Strategic default in the international coffee market
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Project
Informing a cashless economy strategy for Rwanda
Using cash as a means of payments costs national economies 1.5% of GDP. Yet, 85% of global consumer payments continue to be made in cash, according to a 2015 MasterCard Foundation Advisors Report. The underlying factors for the dominance of cash-based transactions vary from country to country and originate from both supply-side and demand-side considerations. The objective...
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Project
Evaluation of the Common External Tariff (CET) of the East African Community (EAC) from Uganda and Rwanda's perspective in 2017
Regional trade integration is a pillar of East African Community partner states’ trade policies, including Uganda and Rwanda. The Customs Union, a first milestone in the regional integration process, was adopted in 2005, committing member states (initially Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania) to the adoption of a Common External Tariff (CET). Uganda has now had twelve years of...
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Project
Using a decision support model to identify export opportunities for Rwanda
Expanding exports has become an urgent government priority in Rwanda in order to reduce a growing trade imbalance, ensure non-farm job creation, and improve economic growth. This is also reflected in Rwanda’s strategic plans, with the national export strategy for 2015-18 proposing a 20% annual rate of export growth (MINICOM, 2015). The main objective of this project is to...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Exports and promoting backward linkages: Ideas and lessons for the Made in Rwanda policy