Soraya Hakuziyaremye has been appointed as the new Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, succeeding John Rwangombwa. She is the first woman to hold this position. Prior to this role, she served as Deputy Governor from March 2021. According to a communiqué from the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday, February 25, Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva has been appointed as Deputy Governor. Soraya Munyana Hakuziyaremye is a distinguished Rwandan businesswoman, financial management expert, and politician. Hakuziyaremye served as Rwanda's Minister of Trade and Industry from October 2018 to March 2021.

Soraya Hakuziyaremye has been appointed as the new Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, succeeding John Rwangombwa. She is the first woman to hold this position. Prior to this role, she served as Deputy Governor from March 2021. According to a communiqué from the Office of the Prime Minister on Tuesday, February 25, Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva has been appointed as Deputy Governor. Soraya Munyana Hakuziyaremye is a distinguished Rwandan businesswoman, financial management expert, and politician. Hakuziyaremye served as Rwanda's Minister of Trade and Industry from October 2018 to March 2021. Before her ministerial appointment, she gained extensive experience in global banking, notably as Senior Vice President in the Financial Institutions and Financial Markets Risk Department at ING Bank in London. Her career also includes key roles at BNP Paribas Group in Paris, Fortis Bank, and the Bank of New York Mellon in Brussels. Between 2012 and 2014, Hakuziyaremye was a Senior Advisor to Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and has completed a postgraduate program in International Management at the Thunderbird School of Global Management in the United States.

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