Claudine Uwera

Claudine Uwera is a Rwandan Politician and Economist who currently serves as Minister of State in Charge of Economic Planning in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Rwandan since 2018. Prior of appointment, she was the Coordinator of the Natural Capital Accounting Program (NCA).

Claudine received her early education in Burundi & Rwanda. She did her undergraduate studies at the National University of Rwanda & obtained a Bachelor degree of Economics in 2001.  She then travelled to Belgium and followed a Master’s programme of “Gestion du Développement”, in the Faculty of Economics, Social & Management at the University of Liège (2005 to 2007). From 2008 to 2013, she pursued her PhD studies in the Department of Economics of the  University of Gothenburg in Sweden, where she obtained her PhD degree in Environmental Economics.

Claudine Uwera  has taught at the University of Rwanda in the School of Economics for more than 10 years, over 2003-2018.  She also served as Dean of the School of Economics through 2014-2015.

Quotes

• The government of Rwanda recognizes the critical role of Public Financial Management (PFM), in the sustainable development of a country.
  • Claudine Uwera said, it was a long and challenging journey to get there. (ktpress.rw, April 03, 2022)
• significant improvements have been noted in PFM, and these reforms provided the means of ensuring that the resources allocated to the various programmes, are applied effectively, and efficiently, to achieve the intended purposes and attain value for money.
  • Claudine Uwera said that, I am happy to mention. (ktpress.rw, April 03, 2022)
• This financing is coming to support Government of Rwanda’s efforts and commitment to achieving universal access to water and sanitation services by 2024 .
  • https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/169808/News/rwanda-secures-rwf18-billion-for-water-distribution-in-four-districts ( The New Times Rwanda , September 25, 2019 )
• The government of Rwanda appreciates the support from the government of China, and looks forward to strengthening the cooperation between the two countries .
  • https://africa.cgtn.com/china-provides-42-million-grant-to-rwanda-for-projects/ ( CGTN Africa, June 16, 2023 )
• This support will also contribute to the improvement of the quality of judgments rendered by our courts of law. I look forward to continued good cooperation .
  • https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/167441/News/10-vocational-schools-to-be-built-in-rwandan-prisons( The New Times Rwanda , June 19, 2019)
• We are discussing potential areas of further cooperation, especially in supporting vocational schools. We need skilled people to solve challenges that are in communities, skills are important, they determine sustainability of things that we do .
  • Much focus will be on vocational schools. We are looking at the resources and possibly attracting other investors,/ said Uwera ( KT Press , December 14, 2022 )
• Gender equality, home grown innovations and solutions, good governance as well as visionary leadership was key to the success of Rwanda.
  • the visit was a platform to share knowledge and learn from each other’s experiences. said Uwera ( vanguard , November 6, 2018 )
• As you all know cargo trucks use that road often causing heavy traffic congestion, so the expansion of the road will help ease traffic flow
  • https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/167418/News/rwanda-china-sign-428m-deal-for-road-expansion ( The New Times Rwanda, June 18, 2019)