The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN, rw, Minisiteri y'Imari n'Igenamigambi, french: Ministère des Finances et de la Planification économique) is a

government ministry Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration." Энцикло� ...

of the

Republic of Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

; the current Minister of Finance and Economic Planning is Dr. Ndagijimana Uzziel. The Ministry is located in the

Nyarugenge Nyarugenge is a sector (''umurenge'') located in Nyarugenge District, Kigali Province, Rwanda. Location It is located in the southwest part of the city of Kigali. The coordinates of Nyarugenge Sector are:1°58'02.0"S, 30°03'20.0"E (Latitude:-1 ...

district of

Kigali Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...

, close to the city centre.

Operations

The responsibilities of the Ministry include preparing and presenting the national budget; managing the Treasury and the

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; and

national economic planning Indicative planning is a form of economic planning implemented by a state in an effort to solve the problem of imperfect information in market economies by coordination of private and public investment through forecasts and output targets. The res ...

. The institutional purview of the Ministry includes the

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in Kigali and the

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. The Ministry's Public Relations Office publishes an informational newsmagazine, the Minecofin Magazine.

Ministers of Finance

Gaspard Cyimana Gaspard Cyimana (May 30, 1930 – February 6, 1982) was a Rwandan statesman, industrialist, economist, and leader of independence who served as the 1st Minister of Finance of Rwanda. Cyimana was one of the Founding Fathers of the Republic of ...

, October 1960 – June 1968http://kwibuka.minecofin.gov.rw/images/MINECOFIN%20-%20Report_English%20Online.pdf * Fidèle Nzanana, June 1968 – February 1972 *

Bonaventure Ntibitura Bonaventure ( ; it, Bonaventura ; la, Bonaventura de Balneoregio; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal, Scholasticism, scholastic theologian ...

, July 1973 – August 1973 * Jean-Chrysostome Nduhungirehe, August 1973 – June 1975 *

Denys Ntirugirimbabazi Denys ( uk, Денис) is both a form of the given name Denis (given name), Denis and a patronymic surname. Amongst others, it is a transliteration of the common Ukrainian language, Ukrainian name ''Денис''. Closely related forms are ''Denij ...

, June 1975 – March 1981 * Jean-Damascene Hategikimana, March 1981 – April 1987 *

Vincent Ruhamanya Vincent ( la, Vincentius) is a male given name derived from the Roman name Vincentius, which is derived from the Latin word (''to conquer''). People with the given name Artists *Vincent Apap (1909–2003), Maltese sculptor *Vincent van Gogh ...

, April 1987 - January 1989 * Bénoit Ntigurirwa, January 1989 – December 1991 * Enoch Ruhigira, December 1991 – April 1992 * Marc Rugenera, April 1992 – April 1994 * Emmanuel Ndindabahizi, April 1994 – July 1994 * Marc Rugenera, 1994 – 1997http://www.effective-states.org/wp-content/uploads/working_papers/final-pdfs/esid_wp_120_chemouni_POE.pdf * Jean-Berchmans Birara, 1997 * Donald Kaberuka, 1997 – 2005 * Manasseh Nshuti, 2005 – 2006 *

James Musoni James Musoni is the current Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Zimbabwe. Career In his career, James Musoni has served in the following offices: *Minister of Infrastructure (2014-2018); *Minister of Local Government (2009-201 ...

, 2006 – 2009 * John Rwagombwa, 2009 – 2013 * Claver Gatete, 2013 – 2018 *

Uzziel Ndagijimana Uzziel Ndagijimana is a Rwandan economist who has been serving as Minister of Finance of Rwanda, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in the government of President of Rwanda, President Paul Kagame since 2018. Early life and education Ndag ...

, 2018 –

References

External links

Ministry of Finance and Economic PlanningSchool of Finance and BankingMinecofin Magazine
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Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

Kigali