{"id":3340,"date":"2026-08-29T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2026-08-29T10:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T10:28:10","slug":"kagame-gatete-discuss-rwandas-economic-priorities-amid-double-digit-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/29\/kagame-gatete-discuss-rwandas-economic-priorities-amid-double-digit-growth\/economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagame, Gatete discuss Rwanda\u2019s economic priorities amid double-digit growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk-76-17f9b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk-76-17f9b.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk-76-17f9b-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk-76-17f9b-768x648.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>President Paul Kagame met UNECA Executive Secretary Claver Gatete on Friday for talks on Rwanda\u2019s economic priorities and the country\u2019s longer-term development plans, the president\u2019s office said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting at Village Urugwiro in Kigali focused on Rwanda\u2019s development journey and sustainable development goals, according to a post by the Office of the President on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The talks came as Rwanda reported a 10% expansion in gross domestic product in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda said GDP rose to Rwf6.345 trillion in the first three months of the year, from Rwf5.276 trillion in the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rwanda has also been working with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa on projects aimed at increasing agricultural production and improving trade links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, Gatete said UNECA was ready to support the Gako Beef project, which is intended to process meat for Rwanda\u2019s domestic and export markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission also pledged to work with Rwanda on the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub, a project covering about 16,000 hectares and focused on modern agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two sides have also discussed the proposed Akagera Navigation project, which would use waterways to facilitate the movement of goods towards Kagitumba, a major crossing point on Rwanda\u2019s border with Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gatete has previously served as Rwanda\u2019s minister of finance and economic planning. He became UNECA executive secretary in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UNECA, headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was established in 1958 to promote economic and social development, regional cooperation and integration in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commission works with African governments on economic policies and development strategies and has offices in several cities, including Kigali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk2-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk2-1-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pk2-1-768x665.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame met UNECA Executive Secretary Claver Gatete on Friday for talks on Rwanda\u2019s economic priorities and the country\u2019s longer-term development plans, the president\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,3,53,41,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current_affairs","category-economy","category-featured-stories","category-hot_topics","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3343,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3340\/revisions\/3343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedawnrwanda.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}