Rwanda will still be categorised as a least developed country by 2025 according to new projections by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).
This assertion is at variance with Rwanda’s Vision 2020 which set a per capita income target of $1,240 by 2020, which government officials say is still achievable.
In a report titled, The Least Developed Countries Report 2016, Unctad states that by 2025, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will only be found in Africa.
“Almost all of the Asian and Island LDCs are projected to graduate by 2024, implying that 32 countries comprising the LDC group in 2025 would only include one Small Island Developing State (SID) and two other countries outside Africa. The majority of the LDCs will remain in Africa,” said the report. FULL STORY
