The 40 participants set off from Accra on Sunday, July 23, 2017. They landed at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, before transiting to Mauritius.

While in Mauritius, they will camp at the Ravenala Attitude Hotel.

They will later on in the week, tour North and South Catamaran, and as also participate in some exciting water sports.

The team will later return to Johannesburg where they will visit some tourist sites before returning to Accra on July 30.

The #BigJulyGetAway, is a leisure travel experience to Port Louis and Johannesburg in Mauritius and South Africa respectively.

The one-week leisure trip seeks to broaden the knowledge base of Ghanaian tourists with regards to the historical experiences of the two countries.

Citi FM has often set the pace with a number of such trips to some local and international destinations in recent years.

In 2016, the station’s ‘Robben Island Experience’ saw some staff and listeners head to South Africa for a brilliant experience.

The Heritage Caravan, which usually takes off in March every year, also takes tour lovers to scenic and historical sites in the ten regions of Ghana.

This year, 2017, the station also organised the Hello Kigali tour, which afforded participants from Ghana’s business community a lifetime opportunity to learn the success story of Rwanda.

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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The 20 Ghanaian business leaders, investors and government officials were in the country on a five-day business trip last week to learn from Rwanda’s success story, according to Kojo Akoto Boateng, one of the organisers of the trip, dubbed ‘Hello Kigali Business Tour’.

Boateng said the team comprised business leaders, entrepreneurs and key public sector workers who sought solutions to “stimulate growth and efficiency” in their organisations back home.

“We chose Rwanda because of the progress the country has made to reform its institutions over the past two decades,” he said.

He said the team comprised of people from the media, real estate, legal practice, energy, investors, officials from the finance ministry and Ghana’s registrar general’s office.

The group arrived in Kigali on January 24 and left the country over the weekend. They visited Irembo, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Rwanda Development Board, Rwanda Natural Resources Authority, City Hall, the Special Economic Free Zone, Commercial Court and the Kigali Genocide Memorial during the tour.

Home takeaways

According to Boateng, the strides Rwanda has made so far impressed the Ghanaian delegation, adding that they picked key lessons they will use to improve operations back home.

“We were impressed by how Rwandan institutions have made significant innovations over the years and are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve efficiency. One other important observation is how development is well co-ordinated and the city is clean and organised,” he said.

Daniel Adjei, noted that one of the lessons learnt include how Rwanda’s private sector has been at the core in driving the country’s economic growth.

“It was interesting to learn that the private sector and government work closely together to deliver key development projects,” he said.

Most of the delegates, particularly those from the public sector, said they would embrace ICTs back home to drive efficiency and business growth, particularly in taxation systems.

Earlier, Vivian Kai Lokko, the head of the delegation and head of business news desk at Citi FM, said the Ghanaians were eager to learn ‘unique’ experiences needed to grow their businesses.

The ‘Hello Kigali Business Tour’ was organised by Citi FM, one of Ghana’s leading English radio stations.

The CEO of Emerald Properties, Harry Quartey, sought to explore business opportunities in the real estate sector.

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Source: The New Times/Rwanda

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The Hello Kigali Tour, involving Citi FM and private sector delegation, is to expose businesses to a first-hand experience of how a country with a recent genocide  history, has turned around its story making it an investment hub within sub-Saharan Africa.

Despite the impact of Rwanda’s genocide story on the country’s political and socio-economic fundamentals, major reforms have made it one of the most sought after economies in Africa and around the globe.

For instance, the World Bank’s latest ease of doing business report indicates that the introduction of online registration platforms in starting a business has moved Rwanda 33 points up from the 109^th to the 76^th position.

In addition, other reforms in getting electricity, trading across borders and registering property have equally placed Rwanda 56^th out of 190 countries worldwide.

Participants of the Hello Kigali Tour, will be meeting key policy makers including the Registrar General of Companies, Commissioner for Domestic taxes, Mayor of Kigali.

Discussions will centre on investment climate in Rwanda, mortgage registration, issuance of construction permits.

Others will include; paying taxes, government online services as well as enforcing contracts.

The team will also visit the Genocide Memorial in Kigali.

The various agencies to facilitate the trip are the Rwandan Development Board, Rwandan Natural Resources Authority and Rwanda Revenue Authority.

For $2,450, participants would be treated to a four star hotel accommodation, visa, return trip tickets and lasting business ideas to grow their respective organizations.

The five day experience of the Rwandese success story is just twenty days away; from 24^th to 28^th January 2017.

To register and be a part, interested individuals could visit www.citibusinessnews.com or call 0248770925.

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By: Pius Amihere Eduku/citibusinessnews.com/Ghana

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