Financial Centres Of The World 2023: Focus On Kigali

Find out more about this event on our website: https://bit.ly/3nDtFU2 The Kigali International Financial Centre, KIFC, is Rwanda’s financial centre facilitating international investment and cross-border transactions in Africa. KIFC was established in 2020 and positions Rwanda as a preferred financial jurisdiction for investments into Africa by providing an attractive destination for investors, with a robust legal and regulatory framework fully compliant with international standards and competitive tax structures, including a network of double tax treaties. KIFC attracts regional and international investors such as Pan-African based investment funds, asset managers and administrators, regional holding structures, foundations, and global trading firms. In addition, with its niche focus on Fintech, KIFC offers FinTechs a framework to pilot their business models in a controlled environment before expanding into the wider African market. Speaker: Hortense Mudenge is the Chief Operations Officer of Rwanda Finance Limited, responsible for overseeing strategic projects and the business operations of the company. Hortense is a seasoned management consultant, with 8 years’ experience advising international development and private sector clients on business and market development and an MBA from Hult International Business School in the US.