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

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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 A government budget is a document prepared by the government and/or other political entity presenting its anticipated tax revenues (Inheritance tax, income tax, corporation tax, import taxes) and proposed spending/expenditure (Healthcare, Educat ...

; managing the

Treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or in p ...

and the

National Bank of Rwanda The National Bank of Rwanda ( rw, Banki Nkuru Y'u Rwanda, french: Banque Nationale du Rwanda) is the central bank of Rwanda. The bank was founded in 1964. The current governor of the bank is John Rwangombwa. Location It is quartered at the N ...

; 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 School of Finance and Banking in Kigali and the Rwanda Revenue Authority. The Ministry's Public Relations Office publishes an informational

newsmagazine A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published magazine, radio or television program, usually published weekly, consisting of articles about current events. News magazines generally discuss stories, in greater depth than do newspapers or new ...

, 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, July 1973 – August 1973 * Jean-Chrysostome Nduhungirehe, August 1973 – June 1975 * Denys Ntirugirimbabazi, June 1975 – March 1981 * Jean-Damascene Hategikimana, March 1981 – April 1987 * Vincent Ruhamanya, April 1987 - January 1989 * Bénoit Ntigurirwa, January 1989 – December 1991 *

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, December 1991 – April 1992 *

Marc Rugenera Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system o ...

, April 1992 – April 1994 *

Emmanuel Ndindabahizi Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

, April 1994 – July 1994 *

, 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 Donald P. Kaberuka (born 5 October 1951) is a Rwandan economist and was the president of the African Development Bank from September 2005 until September 2015. Early life and education Kaberuka was born in Byumba, Rwanda. He studied at the Unive ...

, 1997 – 2005 *

Manasseh Nshuti Manasseh Nshuti is a Rwandan accountant, businessman, academic and politician. He serves as the Minister of State for East African Community Affairs in the Rwandan Cabinet, effective 1 May 2020. Before that, from 2013 until 2020, he was the C ...

, 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 John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

, 2009 – 2013 *

Claver Gatete Claver Gatete (born 23 May 1962) is a Rwandan politician and ambassador, who currently serves as Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations as of March 28, 2022. He previously served as the Ministry of Infrastructure (Rwanda), Minist ...

, 2013 – 2018 * Uzziel Ndagijimana, 2018 –

References

External links

Ministry of Finance and Economic PlanningSchool of Finance and BankingMinecofin Magazine
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