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Digitization of financial services “crucial’ for Rwanda’s future

Digitization of financial services “crucial’ for Rwanda’s future

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The digitization of financial services and the move towards a cashless society is “crucial’ for Rwanda’s future according to the African country’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning.

It’s hoped that the change from a cash economy will help to boost private investment and improve public governance.

Priscilla Lecomte has been speaking to Minister Claver Gatete on the margins of a UN summit on the new global development goals.

She began by asking why Rwanda was pushing ahead with the digitization plan.

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