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• Boosting Domestic Savings in Rwanda
  13 novembre, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  The Economic Policy Research Network in partnership with United Nations Development Program in Rwanda held a policy dialogue to discuss on “Boosting Domestic Savings in Rwanda” authored by Professor John Serieux from the University of Manitoba at Serena Hotel Kigali on 4th October 2019. The policy dialogue started with opening remarks from representatives from EPRN, MINECOFIN AND UNDP Rwanda.
  The policy dialogue would then have Professor John Serieux present about his research which (...)

• EPRN Rwanda held a policy dialogue on the...
  1er octobre, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  EPRN Rwanda held a policy dialogue on the 18th of September 2019 at the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. The dialogue focused on policy challenges to achieve the target of creating 1,500,000 decent and productive jobs and current efforts/actions and required coordination to achieve that target.
  The outcomes of the discussion would be instrumental in informing and defining the scope of new research initiatives on the topics of poverty, job creation and human capital development (...)

• The Economy Policy Research Network held its...
  14 août, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  The Economy Policy Research Network held its 3rd Annual General Assembly on 26th July 2019 and it convened most of EPRN members. The event kicked off with presentations from EPRN Executive Director who presented the activities that had been accomplished by the organization. The assembly would then receive a presentation from Helene Kabarere, head of finance at Finance at EPRN and also allocated time for questions from the audience. Most questions and comments rotated around the way the (...)

• EPRN Training on “Introduction to E- Views”
  13 août, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  An EPRN training on “Introduction to E-views” took place at UR-CBE/Gikondo campus from 9th till 11th August 2019 (8am – 5pm). The trainer was Dr. Ggombe Kasim Munyegera a senior consultant in Mazima Research Consultancy Limited (MRC). As the dissemination of research and policy analysis skills is part of the mandate of the economic policy research network (EPRN) ; providing practical data analysis skills is the first step to creating a mass competency policy analysis, research and data (...)

• ECONOMIC DEBATE CHALLENGE-SHIP 2019 REPORT
  9 juillet, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  I. BACKGROUND
  The Government of Rwanda hails the importance and relevance of early building the capacities of young people as future flag bearers. Currently, Rwandan youth constitutes more than 60% of Rwanda’s entire population. Connected to that, youth especially intellectuals from universities are not only viewed as future business leaders, but also future economic policy practitioners and beneficiaries of the today’s economical space. In the same vein, they are the cornerstone of the next (...)

• EPRN RWANDA ORGANIZED A HIGH LEVEL POLICY DIALOGUE ABOUT "Rwanda Debt Status and Policy"
  12 juin, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  The Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN Rwanda) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN)/Chief Economist office ; organized a high level Policy Dialogue about “Rwanda Debt Status and Policy”. The policy dialogue held on 07th May 2019 from 2PM to 5PM at NISR Training Centre (new building). The objective of this dialogue was to present the current situation in relation to Rwanda’s Debt and brainstorm on what necessary policy actions and strategies to be (...)

• EPRN PARTICIPATED IN GASABO EXPOSITION
  12 juin, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  EPRN Rwanda participated in a large public exhibition held on 24th -29th May 2019 at Remera National Stadium. The Exposition was organized by Joint Action Development Forum (JADF-Gasabo) in collaboration with the district of Gasabo.
  The objectives of this exposition was to show and present the activities for different companies, institutions and local Non-government organizations working in Gasabo district. The event went smoothly and EPRN managed to show its services and benefits to (...)

• EPRN-MINECOFIN-IMF PRESENTATION ABOUT “REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA”
  12 juin, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  The Economic Policy Research Network in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning/CE unit ; and the International Monetary Fund organized a public lecture entitled “Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa’’. The public lecture was held on 29th May 2019 at UR-Huye campus. The purpose of this workshop was to understand the current development trends for the Sub-African Region and brainstorm about the sub-regional domestic revenue mobilization and private (...)

• Policy Dialogue about “Rwanda Debt Status and Policy”
  9 juin, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  The Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN Rwanda) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN)/Chief Economist office ; organized a high level Policy Dialogue about “Rwanda Debt Status and Policy”. The policy dialogue held on 07th May 2019 from 2PM to 5PM at NISR Training Centre (new building). The objective of this dialogue was to present the current situation in relation to Rwanda’s Debt and brainstorm on what necessary policy actions and strategies to be (...)

• A policy dialogue involves people from...
  3 juin, par Shingiro Jean Claude

  A policy dialogue involves people from different interest groups holding a meeting to focus on an issue in which they have a mutual – but not necessarily common – interest. Poverty reduction and eradication efforts across the globe and in Africa have scored good progress, Rwanda being one of the most successful case. To create a shared understanding on the interrelated nature of poverty and inequality as well as uncover creative solutions for reducing inequality and eradicating poverty in the (...)

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