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Rwanda: 2020 Corporate Moves - What Were the Major Appointments?
22 December 2020
By Edwin Ashimwe
Despite the coronavirus pandemic that has unleashed a massive wave of unemployment as most institutions shut down or scaled down, some people are still getting hired.
The latest labour force survey indicates that Rwanda s unemployment rate fell sharply from a record 22.1 per cent that was recorded in May due to the Covid-19 pandemic, to 15 per cent at the end of August.
The rate is, however, still higher than the 13.1 per cent of pre-Covid 19 era.
When it comes to corporate moves, the process of hiring in 2020 looks much different. Candidates are now showcasing their skills at virtual events.
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byKT Press Reporter December 13, 2020 at 10:10 pm
Jovani Ntabgoba
Chipper Cash is an innovative FinTech company headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA that operates in seven countries in Africa and also the UK. Chipper enables customers to make cross border payments into and across Africa that are seamless and affordable. Chipper Cash recently secured a US$30 Million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with participation from Bezos Expeditions the personal venture capital fund of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man to expand its products and geographic scope.
Chipper recently recruited Jovani Ntabgoba as Country Manager for Rwanda. Ntabgoba joins the Chipper team with his varsity experience of having served as Country Director of N-Frnds Ltd, General Manager of kLab and investment advisory to Japanese Tech companies.