President Paul Kagame assures Japanese investors all kind of supports in Rwanda

Rwanda President Paul Kagame and his wife, First Lady Jeannette Kagame officially visited Japan for two days. He clearly stated during the bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzō Abe that his country is absolutely open to different modalities and varied types of investment, hence the Japanese firms are highly welcomed to invest in Rwanda.

"I want to assure you that the Government of Rwanda will continue to do our best, to provide a conducive and supportive environment for successful ventures," Rwanda's Head of State Paul Kagame opined while speaking at the Rwanda-Japan Business Forum in Tokyo.

"The areas in our case have been identified: tourism, agriculture and infrastructure. We will not be discriminating as to how and when we pay attention to the kinds of investments. We want to benefit and we want those making investments with us to benefit as well," Paul Kagame said while addressing the Japanese business community, as reported by The New Times.

He said that the Japanese investors should not to be deterred by challenges like the country being land-locked. He elucidated that there are opportunities through the application of knowledge and innovation. "We can turn these seemingly huge challenges into an opportunity and therefore through doing business, innovation and technologies we will be able to address all that," President further said.

He also showed his passion to see the Japanese firms as partners or investors in Rwanda, mainly in capital city Kigali. He emphasized that the nation measures quality businesses beyond profits to ensure there is impact on the development of the citizen's lives.