Rwanda's Economic Growth Revised to 10.2% for 2021

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Rwanda's Economic Growth Revised to 10.2% for 2021

[New Times] Rwanda's economic growth projection has been revised upwards to 10.2 per cent from a previous 5.1 per cent set earlier in the year, a recent International Monetary Fund mission noted.

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