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Cross-border cargo trucks transport goods from Dar es salaam to Kigali. File

Businesses welcome Rwanda–Tanzania ports agreement

Monday, July 28, 2025

Youth participate in Aguka 2025, an initiative aimed at empowering Rwandan youth through training, mentorship, funding, and access to loans. Courtesy Photo

Seven things to know about proposed youth investment fund

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Dar es Salaam port, Tanzania's largest port. A new deal signed between Rwanda and Tanzania is expected to allow remote clearance of goods from such ports. Photo by Tz Ports Authority.

New deal to let Rwandan traders clear goods remotely from Tanzania

Saturday, July 26, 2025

RDB penalized 206 bars and entertainment venues in Kigali with closures and fines following a citywide inspection that revealed widespread breaches of hospitality and nightlife regulations.

Seven reasons why 200 bars, other businesses were sanctioned

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Rwandan foreign affairs officials (Left) in a previous meeting with their Chinese counterparts. Photo by Rwandan embassy in China.

Rwandans in China launch periodic meetings to spur investment, trade

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Africa Medical Supplier PLC (AMS) has announced a Rwf5 billion corporate bond issuance, approved by Rwanda’s Capital Market Authority (CMA), on Monday, July 21

Africa Medical Supplier announces Rwf5bn inaugural bond

Monday, July 21, 2025

RDB Chief Executive Jean-Guy Afrika

RDB responds to mortgage registration delays as demand surges

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Chilli Mash co-founders Natt Boarer and Stephanie Kayirangwa met in Rwanda and have landed contracts worth £11 million over the next five years from the Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize

Rwandan-inspired chili sauce company secures Rwf18bn export deal

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

The Agakiriro workshops in Gisozi have been prone to fire outbreaks over the years. The last incident occurred on May 30. Photo by Kellya Keza

Carpentry businesses in Gisozi to relocate to Special Economic Zone

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Vincent Munyeshyaka, Chief Executive Officer of the Business Development Fund (BDF), delivers a presentation before the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on July 15. Courtesy photo

BDF CEO says it created 330,000 jobs as MPs push for loan recovery

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

The New Times

Govt to expropriate residents from four industrial parks

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Schengen visas are no longer processed in Kigali.

German entrepreneurs in Rwanda raise Schengen visa concerns

Monday, July 14, 2025

Vendors of electronic items in a shared renting space in Kigali. Photo by Frank Ntarindwa

How co-renting is unlocking affordable entrepreneurship in Kigali

Monday, July 14, 2025

The Rwandan community in the United States, at the Rwanda Convention event held on July 5 in Dallas, Texas. Courtesy

How Rwanda diaspora homecoming could boost investment

Friday, July 11, 2025

Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, during his presentation at the Parliament on July 10. Courtesy

Why Rwanda’s new consumer protection bill doesn’t regulate prices

Friday, July 11, 2025

The New Times

SACCOs to be merged into single Cooperative Bank by 2026

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Bani Haddad, Managing Director and Founder of Aleph Hospitality during the interview with The New Times in Kigali.

Reforms in hospitality financing ‘key to unlocking potential’ – Aleph’s Bani Haddad

Tuesday, July 08, 2025

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Rwanda showcases gender equality approach at Osaka Expo 2025

Monday, July 07, 2025

The New Times

Is AI in newsrooms a helping hand or a risk to integrity?

Saturday, July 05, 2025

Activity hums under clean, well-lit halls. Traders arrange neat piles of pineapples, avocados, and citrus fruits on wide cement stalls, in the inaugurated Rwamagana modern market on July 4. - Copy

Rwamagana gets new market for 1,200 traders

Saturday, July 05, 2025