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As a result of increased investment, fish production, mainly tilapia, has risen from 31,465 metric tonnes in 2019 to 52,439 metric tonnes in 2025. 
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Private investment fuels tilapia boom in Rwanda

Monday, April 20, 2026
From left to right: Desire Kachenje, Senior Principal, Investments - Co-Develop, Antoine Sebera, CEO, RISA, Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Officer, Africa - Gates Foundation, Lee Naik, CEO & Regional President – TransUnion Africa, and Jean Bosco Iyacu, CEO, AFR on a panel during the 2026 Inclusive Fintech Forum in Kigali.
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Beyond fintech: Why Rwanda is building digital public infrastructure 

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion as Rwanda unveiled a national Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) strategy, in Kigali on Monday, March 9. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
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Rwanda launches Digital Public Infrastructure strategy to power citizen services, AI

Thursday, March 12, 2026
Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) has launched the Terimbere MSME Facility, a new platform aimed at connecting Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Rwanda
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Press release: Access to Finance Rwanda launches Terimbere MSME Facility to connect enterprises to tailored growth support

Monday, March 09, 2026
Emmanuel Ndayisaba, Executive Director of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) addresses participants during a High-Level Policy Dialogue to confront barriers keeping persons with disabilities on the margins of Rwanda’s financial system in Kigali on February 19. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
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Key players urge action to close financial inclusion gaps for persons with disabilities

Saturday, February 21, 2026
Rwanda is often celebrated as a continental leader in financial inclusion, with 92% of adults holding a bank account or mobile wallet.

The untold recipe for empowering women and youth entrepreneurs

Monday, February 09, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during the inaugural Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Growth Symposium. Photos by Kellya Keza
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Access to Finance Rwanda launches first MSME Growth Symposium, addresses financing, sustainability challenges

Sunday, October 05, 2025
A woman receives her money during a transaction activity at Umurenge SACCO Kacyiru. File

Umurenge SACCOs in the age of mobile finance: Is mobile money adoption signalling a turning point?

Thursday, October 02, 2025
A tea farmer in Rulindo checks her phone to confirm if the payment from her cooperative has been received. Courtesy photos
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Access to Finance Rwanda turns 15: Changing lives, driving an inclusive financial ecosystem, economy

Friday, September 26, 2025
Officials and beneficiaries cut a cake in celebration of the achieved goals through 'Wisigara Mugore' programme’s 15-week Journey of Transformation (JoT) curriculum. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
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From conflict to collaboration: Burera couples find progress through gender equity programme

Sunday, August 31, 2025
Officials launch the new FinScope 2024 Refugees Financial Inclusion Thematic Report on Friday, June 20. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi
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New report: 99 percent refugees in Rwanda are financially included 

Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Managing Director of BPR Bank Patience Mutesi and Jean Bosco Iyacu, CEO of Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) officially launch Ikamba. Courtesy
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FEATURED: BPR Bank Rwanda launches 'Ikamba' to empower women entrepreneurs

Monday, May 26, 2025