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Soraya Hakuziyaremye (born Soraya Munyana Hakuziyaremye, in Brussels, Belgium) is a Rwandan banker, financial management professional and politician who has served as Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda since 25 February 2025, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the institution's history. She previously served as Rwandan Cabinet Minister of Trade and Industry in the Rwandan cabinet from October 2018 to March 2021.

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I'm hoping that I'm also paving the way for many more women that will lead, not only the central bank in Rwanda, but also other institutions, especially in finance.

“We, as Rwandans, find that in the next 10 years, we will have tripled our trade with foreign countries

I also know that it's a result of many other women that have worked in different sectors, but mostly in the central bank, and proved that they were capable of doing the job.

Rwanda is ready to export goods to the wider African market adding that no one should worry that some of the countries with the largest economies on the continent will give less value to the market.

We are not just opening bank accounts. We are opening doors.

it’s important for countries to mobilize their own resources and be able to, you know, be in control of their own destiny.

What is important is to look at financial inclusion because if you issue a digital currency, you shouldn’t be excluding your population, it has to go with closing the digital divide and making sure that people have the option to use it.

NBR’s work on meeting net-zero targets is embedded in the national policies and the robust institutional, legal and policy framework to address climate change, reduce biodiversity losses, and enhance adaptive capacity.

We are now at an investigation phase. We are analysing what could be the benefits to Rwandans to have CBDC but also the risk not only to our economy but the sector depending on the form of digital currency we would issue.

Our involvement as new member of the NGFS Steering Committee, as well as contribution in various Workstreams, is a result of our commitment to play a significant role in the greening of the financial sector not only in Rwanda, but across the region.