The Bank of Kigali (BK) has encouraged farmers to take advantage of loans amounting to Rwf50 million meant for cooperatives as a way of implementing the BK Group’s commitment to…
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Economy
World Bank Releases Rwanda Country Economic Memorandum Report 2024
by Daniel Sabiiti 12:11 amThe World Bank has released a Country economic memorandum report 2024, that commends Rwanda’s economic development but also called for a further push of efforts in becoming a high income economy…
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Economy
Rwanda Hosts Meeting On “Shaping The Future Of Procurement In Africa”
by Vincent Gasana 1:12 amThe African Public Procurement Network (APPN)’s fourth General Assembly, begins in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, and it promises to be a seminal meeting. Hosted by Rwanda, the meeting brings…
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Economy
IMF Signals Confidence In Rwanda’s Economy Despite External Shocks
by Vincent Gasana 9:22 pmThere are fewer signifiers of the interconnectedness of global economies, than the regular International Monetary Fund (IMF) missions, to evaluate the world’s economies. Their verdict on Rwanda’s performance, presented this…
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Economy
Rwanda Launches National Climate and Nature Finance Strategy to Drive Sustainable Development
by Daniel Sabiiti 12:22 amThe Government of Rwanda has officially launched itsClimate and Nature Finance Strategy, a comprehensive framework designed to accelerate investment in climate action and nature conservation. The strategy aims to position…
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The 6th Africa Tea Convention and Exhibition has convened in Rwanda to showcase achievements and opportunities, tackle key issues in the tea value chain and forge way forward. Running from…
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Economy
“Rwanda Makes Us Proud As Africans” Declares Africa CDC Director-General.
by Vincent Gasana 11:30 pmIf Biashara Africa (Trade Africa) African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) forum, in Kigali, had high expectations for what the two day meeting might achieve, the addresses declaring the meeting…
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Economy
Biashara Afrika, AfCFTA In The Right Place To Dare To Invent The Future
by Vincent Gasana 11:28 pmIn 2018, mid March, in Kigali Rwanda, 44 of the 55 nations of Africa, signed the agreement to establish the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Now, six years later,…
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The future of intra-African commerce is to unfold further, as Rwanda hosts the second edition of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Business Forum, following its inaugural meeting, last…
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Bank of Kigali Showcases its Financial Product Aimed at Empowering Women In Business
by Daniel Sabiiti 2:58 pmThe Bank of Kigali has launched a series of women’s business forums aimed at sensitizing women business owners to acquire financial support with the new women’s unsecured Stock Loan (Kataza…
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Economy
Rwandans Can Plan Ahead with Inflation At 5%, All Other Things Being Equal
by Vincent Gasana 12:57 amThree days or so ago, the Rwanda Central Bank’s Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committees (MPC) held their second statement, to share with the country, a snapshot of economic performance…
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Economy
Producers Claim Tons of Skins And Hides Rotting for Lack of Market
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 3:07 pmDealers in hides and skins in Rwanda have said that more than one hundred tons in stores across the country are rotting following markets and tariff barriers. In a-two day…