President Paul Kagame met with President Tharman Shanmugaratnam of Singapore, on Friday, September 20.

According to Village Urugwiro, the two leaders discussed key areas of cooperation in trade, investment, financial technology as well as concrete steps towards fostering private sector ties between the two nations.

Kagame later held a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong.

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"They renewed their commitment to strong bilateral partnership and exchanged on shared values of good governance, and leadership aimed at transforming lives of citizens. The two leaders also welcomed the signing of a renegotiated Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, which will help boost investment opportunities between the two countries.”

The two countries signed a Double Taxation Avoidance (DTA) agreement in August 2014.

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Kagame also attended a luncheon hosted by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong at The Istana, the President of the Republic of Singapore, on Friday.

According to the President’s Office, they exchanged on various issues including global affairs, and the impact of technology on development. "They also discussed the productive economic partnership and the resulting tangible benefits for the people of Rwanda and Singapore.”

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