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• The government has invested in developing ICT infrastructure to enhance service delivery:

• 4500Km+ of Fiber optic broadband cabling has been laid throughout the country connecting all 30 districts and with 9 regional links to neighboring countries;

• 10 GbPs of broadband capacity

• Connected the country 4GLTE network

• Increased mobile penetration to 76.2% with over 8.5 million subscribers.

• 33% of internet penetration across the country.

The National Information Communication Policy, NICI, em- bodies Rwanda’s ICT strategies towards achieving Vision
2020 – Rwanda’s economic blueprint to achieving a knowl- edge-based economy and become a middle-income country by 2020.

• The manufacturing sector in Rwanda is still small but steadily growing at an annual rate of 7%.

• Rwanda targets to increase industrial contribution to GDP to 26% by 2020.

• several policies and strategies such as the National Industrial Policy and the National Export strategy have been developed to accelerate industrial and export growth

• The country has also put in place a National Industrial Policy which aims at diversifying the economy by increasing the share of industry to the country’s GDP, increase exports to 1.5 billion UsD by 2020 and increase the number of off-farm jobs.

• Market access: Rwanda’s strategic location has boosted cross border trade and increased trade volumes with her neighbor’s especially East-Central Africa with an estimated population of 268 million Key products exported include; beverages, dairy products, processed food and construction materials.

• The sector employs 80% of the population and contributes 33% of GDP growth;

• Agriculture is the backbone and key component of Rwanda’s fast growing economy

• In recent years, the sector has gained significant growth from 4.5% to 6% per annum and is gradually shifting from subsistence to a market-oriented model.

• The Government has allocated 13% of the National budget to boost productivity and ensure food security.

• Increasing trends have been recorded in recent years in production of food crops and clash crops, attributed to the crop intensification program launched in 2007

• The crop intensification program aims to increase agricultural productivity in high potential food crops namely maize, potatoes, wheat, beans, peas, cassava and soya.

• The program has enormous potential to increase investment opportunities, especially in improved seeds, fertilizer, pesticides, crop processing, and farm equipment.

• Real estate sector is a key sector and a potential driver of future economic growth.

• The sector contributes more than 7% to the national GDP; in 2013/2014, the sector grew by 9.4%, because of sustained expansion in private constructions and public works.

• Investment in the sector has grown from Us$ 100 million to Us$ 480million in the last 13 year, driven by population growth, an emerging and growing mid- dle class, increased Diaspora investment in Rwandan property markets and the government investment in infrastructure expansion and modernization of urban and rural infrastructure

• The demand for real estate, especially affordable housing, is on the rise. This is due to the increased population growth and an emerging and growing middle class. In Kigali alone, the demand for affordable housing is estimated at 186,163 Dwelling units (an average of 16,923 Units per year) by 2013-2020.