The UN-ECA projects 7.2% growth for Rwanda in 2026, following 9.4% in 2025. Industry, services, tourism and the future Bugesera airport: Kigali is consolidating its status as East Africa's logistics and economic hub.
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Mauritius launched a National Fintech Strategy 2026-2030 on 25 June with 6 pillars and 5,000 experts trained/year. Pulse of Fintech is set for 10 September in Moka: Open Banking, stablecoins and AI credit scoring on the agenda.
Réunion recorded a -8.1% fall in category A jobseekers year-on-year in Q1 2026 — four to five times better than mainland France. But with 170,000 registered across all categories, structural challenges persist.
The AfDB projects just 3% growth for Mauritius in 2026 and a fiscal deficit of 6% of GDP. Reaching high-income status will require a step-change in development financing — and structural reform.
