Investor Presentaiton
Sustainable development requires time to build on natural strengths
while addressing underlying policy and infrastructure issues
Pre-Genocide
Economic value
add (USD 2010)
10 000
Low-growth but stable
economy
Example: Rwanda's post-conflict path to growth
Genocide
Destruction of
infrastructure and
50% GDP decrease
Peacekeeping and
economic recovery
Reconstruction of markets, fiscal
policy reform, and growth in donor
funding¹
Sector diversification
Growth in PPPs in targeted sectors² and direction of donor aid
toward infrastructure
Hotels and business
tourism expansion
Airport upgraded
Significant transparency
improvements
Government takeover of
5 000
Limited
government
investment
RwandAir³
Agriculture
production
stopped
Privatization
policy introduced
0
1984
1989
1994
1999
Agriculture
2004
Industry
Services
2009
2014
Notes: 1. Donor support first mainly used on emergency needs and to rebuild key infrastructure in stages such as schools, hospitals and rural clinics, education, roads and
power; 2. Government typically invested half or more; 3. Meetings Incentives Conferences Exhibitions Center to boost business tourism 3. Continues to be loss-making
Source: Press search, BCG Analysis
22
22
2017
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