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Nick Barigye Named Group CEO of Crystal Ventures: Architect of Kigali’s Financial Hub Returns to Private Sector Helm

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany News News & AnalysisJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025

In a major leadership transition at the heart of Rwanda’s economic landscape, Nick Barigye, the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC), has been appointed Group…

RWANDAN CEOs FIXING RWANDA⎮The unstoppable rise of the homegrown Rwandan CEO

Muhereza KyamuteteraEast Africa News & Analysis The Big StoryApril 10, 2024May 3, 2024

This April, Rwandans in Rwanda and the world over commemorate 30 years (Kwibuka30) after the ghastly genocide in which more than 1,000,000 Tutsi, were killed. But like the Rwandan President Paul Kagame, remarked at the Kwibuka30, this year’s commemoration is a mix of both “grief and gratitude in equal measure”. “We remember our dead and are also grateful for what Rwanda has become,” Kagame told friends of Rwanda at the ceremony held at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday, April 7, 2024. The genocide began on April 7th 1994. The East African nation, under the leadership…

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Rwanda Finance Limited Board Chair Tidjane Thiam Visits Kigali

CEO ReporterEast Africa News & AnalysisMay 31, 2021May 31, 2021

Tidjane Thiam, Board Chair of Rwanda Finance Limited (RFL) – the agency mandated to develop and promote Rwanda as an international financial destination, has visited the offices and team for the first time. He met two board members and the staff on Friday to discuss the increasing importance Kigali International Financial Centre is having on investment into Africa. Thiam’s role as Chair is to oversee and guide the strategy of KIFC, bringing his vast experience and insights to the project, as the Centre strives to turn Kigali into an international financial services hub. Thiam arrived in Rwanda as part of…

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Kigali International Financial Centre comes together as Tidjane Thiam chairs first board meeting

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial Services The Big StoryFebruary 6, 2021February 6, 2021

The newly inaugurated Rwanda Finance Board of Directors convened for the first time this week to discuss the establishment of the Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC). KIFC is a subsidiary of Rwanda Finance Limited, a private company created by the Government of Rwanda to promote and develop Rwanda as a leading destination for international investment and cross-border transactions in Africa. The centre, is positioned to facilitate pan-African trade and investment by providing an attractive destination for international investors with a legal and regulatory framework fully compliant with international best practices. The Board, led by Tidjane Thiam, Board Chair of Rwanda…

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