Call for incentives as Rwanda and Netherlands shift from aid to trade

A worker sorts fresh flowers at Bella Flowers farm in Rwamagana on June 19, 2020. Traders who export flowers are among business operators who call for incentives as Netherlands and Rwanda move to boost trade to support the country to realise its ambition of becoming self-reliant. Rwandau2019s trade with the Netherlands stands at US$ 41million as of 2021. Of these, 73 % are imported from the Netherlands while exports represent 27 %. Photo: Courtesy.
A worker sorts fresh flowers at Bella Flowers farm in Rwamagana on June 19, 2020. Traders who export flowers are among business operators who call for incentives as Netherlands and Rwanda move to boost trade to support the country to realise its ambition of becoming self-reliant. Rwanda’s trade with the Netherlands stands at US$ 41million as of 2021. Of these, 73 % are imported from the Netherlands while exports represent 27 %. Photo: Courtesy.
Edwin Musoni