A national non-profit, Women for Women Rwanda (WfW-R) has hosted its annual Finance Fair event to expose women micro-entrepreneurs to business opportunities and pitch their startups for capital. This year’s…
Business & Tech
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Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has proposed a draft bill that will allow the organization to seek a special status, flexibility to lobby for big deals with a new organizational structure…
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Companies
Twenty Five Businesses Selected To Compete for Urumuri Initiative 2023
by Daniel Sabiiti 12:24 amThe Bank of Kigali (BK) Foundation and Inkomoko Entrepreneurship Development through the BK Urumuri initiative has selected 25 businesses that will this year stand a chance to get financing to…
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Technology
EDTech Partners Show Need for Accelerated Blended Learning Models
by Daniel Sabiiti 12:14 amPartners in education technology (EdTech) have said that Rwanda needs to keep the pace in Learning models to improve quality of education despite a few remaining challenges. The recommendation came…
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The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP) plans to reach more than one million gorilla-friendly pledges to conserve the endangered mountain gorillas which currently pull more foreign tourists and incomes in…
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Technology
EDTECH Monday: Join the Discussion On Accelerating Blended Learning in Post COVID-19
by Daniel Sabiiti 4:09 pmCOVID-19 may not have generated fundamental inequities in education systems worldwide, but undoubtedly exacerbated them affecting over 1.6 billion school-going children globally including Rwandans. In the aftermath of the pandemic,…
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Companies
FinTech: Bank of Kigali To Retire Old App As New Improved One Is Unveiled
by Edmund Kagire 6:42 amBank of Kigali has announced the discontinuation of its old BK App, urging its customers to migrate to a newer version that will give clients a much more enjoyable experience…
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Economy
Rwanda Joins UK’s New Trading Scheme for Developing Countries
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 5:04 pmRwanda has joined the United Kingdom (UK) developing countries trading scheme (DCTS) which seeks to cut tariffs on products entering the UK from 65 countries. The market of an estimate…
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The Bank of Kigali (BK) has demonstrated how the ‘Macye Macye’, a Device Financing program is one of the fastest growing product which has enabled access to digital lending in…
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Business & Tech
Inclusive FinTech Forum: Chipper Cash Officially Launches In Rwanda
by Edmund Kagire 4:42 pmChipper Cash, a leading fintech company serving more than five million customers across Africa, officially launched its operation in Rwanda, further expanding its presence and commitment to provide trusted and…
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Economy
Take Your Rightful Place in Fintechs- First Lady Jeannette Kagame Tells Women
by Daniel Sabiiti 12:17 amLeaps in the Fintech sector have seen growth creating 300,000 jobs in the last ten years and this industry growth is expected to reach $1.5trillion in 2030. While the sector…