Rwanda is executing its FY2026/27 budget (RWF 7,796.3 billion) under NST2 with a focus on agriculture, jobs and resilience, while the 2027/28 budget cycle and local elections (Oct 10 to Dec 15) are under way. Talks with the IMF on the first ECF review concluded in October.
Gouvernement · dirigeant
President Paul Kagame / Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva (since July 2025)
Priorités nationales
- Implement NST2: economic (63%), social (22%) and governance (15%) pillars
- Agricultural productivity: inputs, irrigation and processing
- Youth job creation and local manufacturing and exports
- Energy, transport and water infrastructure
- Macroeconomic stability and the IMF ECF programme
- Local government restructuring (cells by Feb 2027, districts by Jul 2027)
Programmes publics
FY2026/27 national budgetRWF 7,796.3 billion
Up 12% year on year; recurrent RWF 4,785.5bn, development RWF 3,010.8bn; domestic revenue RWF 5,273.8bn
FY2027/28 planning and budgeting
Three-week workshop for central and local planners launched the next cycle (Oct 27, 2026)
Health Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience (HEPRR)
World Bank financed; tenders for CHUK Masaka hospital support equipment, X-ray machines and more
Rwanda Development Cooperation Policy 2026-2050
Long-term cooperation policy replacing the 2006 Aid Policy; approved by Cabinet in Sep 2026
A1 Iron & Steel plant (Musanze)
Manufacturing investment inaugurated by the Prime Minister on Sep 14, 2026
Climate insurance for mine workers
Climate insurance under study for mining and quarrying, which employed about 92,000 people in 2025
Opportunités d'affaires
Budget preparation and performance-management automation tools and training for central and local government
The 2027/28 budget cycle and local government restructuring are running at the same time, so demand for standard processes is high.
MINECOFIN, district governments
Hospital equipment asset and maintenance management system
Large World Bank-funded equipment deliveries will need after-sales management.
RBC, public hospitals
Agricultural input and irrigation data dashboard with yield forecasting
Agricultural productivity is the top budget priority.
Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, RAB
Consulting for Korean SMEs using Kigali as an East Africa base
EDCF cooperation talks are active and Rwanda offers access to COMESA markets.
Korean SMEs, Rwanda Development Board (RDB)
Appels d'offres
- Supply and installation of hospital support equipment for CHUK Masaka (4 lots) · Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) · Clôture 2026-11-27
- Supply and installation of X-ray machines (RW-RBC-566615) · Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) · Clôture 2026-11-03
- Technical assistance for an independent external audit of Rwanda FDA's quality management system · Enabel (Belgian development agency) · Clôture 2026-11-20
- Security services for the EU Delegation to Rwanda · European External Action Service (EEAS) · Clôture 2026-11-03
Soutiens coréens
- Korea Eximbank EDCF cooperation talks · Export-Import Bank of Korea (EDCF) — During KOAFEC in Sep 2026, the bank discussed EDCF projects and Korean company participation with Rwanda's finance minister.
- Korea-Africa AI Hub and K-AI Package · Ministry of Economy and Finance / AfDB — At KOAFEC 2026 Korea signed an AI hub letter of intent and outlined EDCF-linked AI, data centre and power projects.
- KOICA Rwanda country programme · KOICA — Grant aid projects and partnership opportunities through the Rwanda office.
Avis officiels
Rwanda Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN)
- 2026-10-27 Three-week FY2027/28 planning and budgeting workshop opened
- 2026-10-06 Discussions with the IMF on the first ECF review concluded
- 2026-09-22 Cabinet approved the Development Cooperation Policy 2026-2050
- 2026-06-11 FY2026/27 budget of RWF 7,796.3 billion presented to Parliament
Catastrophes · conflits · épidémies
Vigilance 2026-10-30
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Tension with DR Congo over support for M23
Neighbour of DR Congo's Ebola (Bundibugyo) outbreak; WHO rates regional risk 'high' (assessment of 8/14)
