Jackson RUGAMBWA is the Senior Tax Policy Analyst at the Kigali International Financial Centre, a financial centre facilitating international investment and cross-border transactions in Africa.
KIFC’s mandate is to position Rwanda as a preferred financial jurisdiction for investments in Africa by offering an attractive, competitive, and investor-friendly environment, fully compliant with international best practices.
Jackson is a specialist in tax policy design and formulation. He possesses a profound knowledge of Rwanda’s and regional tax policies and has worked on a number of Rwanda’s bilateral taxation and trade treaties.
Prior to joining KIFC, Jackson worked as a Tax Policy Economist at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) where he worked on several initiatives including the negotiation of the East African Community Single Customs Territory, designing tax incentives for the ‘Made in Rwanda’ Policy, and reviewing land and property tax reforms, along with Rwanda’s investment promotion code.
Jackson is a member of the Rwanda Tax Policy Committee – A multi-ministerial committee mandated to give policy advice to the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning on tax policy issues and reforms.
Jackson holds a master’s degree in international economics from the University of Rwanda.
