Africa-Press – Rwanda. The European Union (EU) has signed an agreement with the European Chamber of Business in Rwanda (EBCR) to support a three-year programme that seeks to promote entrepreneurship.
The Rwf8 billion agreement will fund the chamber’s activities that aim to build a strong business network and support the entrepreneurial scene.
The Executive Secretary of the EBCR, Johanna Sandberg, said that they will work with the private sector within strategic areas to connect young people with opportunities inside and outside of Rwanda.
Sandberg added that they will also focus on sharing information that is relevant to the private sector.
“We are growing a network of over 100 businesses now, EBCR will have a youth network programme which will connect young talents with opportunities in the private sector,” he said, adding, “we hope to collaborate and bring more opportunities and investors and companies together, making sure that they have access to information that helps their business grow.”
The Deputy Director General of International Partnership at the European Commission Myriam Ferran said that “we do value the activities of this association that has been created in no time.”
Ferran added that ECBR has demonstrated in less than two years in a very difficult context of Covid-19 the dynamism of the European business in Rwanda.
She said that Rwanda is a very dynamic market with a lot of investment opportunities.
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