Yesterday, Belgian Minister for Public Enterprises and Development Cooperation Jean-Pascal Labille and Minister for Finance Claver Gatete signed agreements that the Belgian Government would grant Rwanda €15 million (Rwf13 billion) to be used on the public sector, reports the New Times:
The agreements include a €9 million Health Sector Strategic Plan III (HSSP III) fund, which is the first tranche of the €27 million health sector budget support over three years, €2 million toward capacity development initiatives in the health sector, and €4 million for the Public Sector Capacity Building Secretariat to carry out its strategic role.
In 2011, the Belgian government signed cooperation framework-Indicative Cooperation Programme with Rwanda for 2011 to 2014 worth €160 million (about Rwf137b).
