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Rwanda targets insurance coverage for 45% of adults by 2035

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Rwanda is targeting insurance coverage for 45% of adults by 2035, up from 27% in 2024, according to a presentation by Herbert Asiimwe, head of financial sector development at the Ministry of Finance. The national strategy also plans to raise insurance penetration to 5% of GDP by then, he said at an international conference in Kigali, according to Taarifa.

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