Rwanda International Trade Fair Starts In High Gear

Over 415 different exhibitors are taking part in the Rwanda International Trade Fair. This 19th edition of the Rwanda Expo is in high gear and several renowned exhibitors have traveled from all parts of the world to Rwanda to take part in this amazing event.

In accordance with the Chief Executive Officer of Private Sector Federation – Stephen Ruzibiza, this event offers the country a great opportunity to showcase its great tourism packages as well as invite the exhibitors to enjoy a Safari in Rwanda to any of the National Parks. Other than showing off its tourists products, Rwanda will also get a chance to network with these foreign visitors.

This 19th Edition of the Rwanda International Trade Fair will started on 27th July 27th to 10th August at the renowned Gikondo expo grounds. Luckily this has come when the country is starting extensive placement of the Meetings Incentives Conferences and Events – MICE programme to profile the tourist products of Rwanda that are ideal for earning Rwanda foreign currency.

Over the past several years, this Rwanda International Trade Fair – RITF has on going with increasing number of exhibitors and visitors with each passing year. over time the number of international visitors and exhibitors as well has shot up and as per the last count, over seventeen different countries have showed up for this event many mostly from the African continent, Asia as well as Europe. Last year 2015, there were 408 exhibitors who registered for this event, however this year the number has reached 419, including 271 local exhibitors and 148 foreigner exhibitors.

Evidence of the success of the previous exhibitions is clearly revealed by the increasing direct investment of foreigners into Rwanda a thing that has created more job opportunities for the Rwandan people boosted national revenue as well as contributed to the overall economic growth & development of Rwanda.  Amazingly, a number of these investments have been made within the tourism as well as hospitality industries including lavish hotels that offer better accommodation facilities to holidaymakers planning to visit on a Safari in Rwanda.

Statistics show that Rwanda’s economy is undergoing an 8% yearly rate of growth and that the private sector is greatly contributing to this. So building strong ties with the international community to facilitate technical as well as financial in-flow of resources will strengthen the private sector hence boosting their input to Rwanda’s development.

Some of the business sectors that have participated in this exhibition include: Tourism, Agro-processing, Housing & Construction, Manufacturing, Handcraft, financial services as well as several SMEs.