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A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali. The National Bank of Rwanda has increased its lending rate by 50 basis points from 6.5 percent to 7 percent in efforts to tame the persistent high prices.
Economy

Central Bank increases lending rate to 7%

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Oda Gasinzigwa, the new chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, swearing in on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. The National Electoral Commission is proposing to harmonize the timelines for the upcoming Parliamentary and Presidential elections. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

What next after NEC proposes new schedule for next legislative polls?

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Senators adopted the assessment of the 2021-2022 activity report by the National Bank of Rwanda, and tasked the government to urgently address the depreciation of the Rwandan franc and high inflation, on Tuesday, February 14. Craish Bahizi
Economy

Senate tasks govt to address inflation, franc devaluation

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
A wide view of the highly affected part when fire gutted SIGMA Industries LTD in the Kigali Special Economic Zone, an industrial area in Masoro, Kigali on November 26, 2021. Dan Nsengiyumva
Economy

Fire insurance drops 17% as Covid-19 takes its toll

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
INFOGRAPHIC: The revised national budget will see Rwf76 billion – equivalent to 71 per cent of the additional budget allocated to teachers’ salaries.
Education

Teachers’ salaries take lion share of revised national budget

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
The launch of “Intwari Club 25”, which is an initiative to mobilize blood donors, especially young people, to commit to donating blood 25 times in 7 years. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Health

Rwanda’s hospital blood supply stands 99% - RBC

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
INFOGRAPHIC: Rwanda's trade deficit widened by 19.9 per cent to over $2.3 billion from January to November 2022, from over $1.9 billion in the same period of 2021,
Economy

Why Rwanda's trade deficit increased in 2022

Monday, February 13, 2023
Young people between the ages of 18 to 25 considered as ‘Generation Z’ are the majority of MTN’s Mokash borrowers,. File
Business

Majority of mobile loan borrowers are youth–credit bureau

Sunday, February 12, 2023
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Africa

South Sudan suspends use of US dollar

Saturday, February 11, 2023
The Central Bank of Rwanda head office in Kigali. The bank has warned against any involvement in crypto-assets activities as they are defrauding the public. Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Central Bank warns against crypto-assets related investments

Friday, February 10, 2023
Workers at LuNa Smelter, the sole producer and exporter of tin in both Eastern and Central Africa, in Kigali on September 26, 2020. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Rwanda’s mineral export revenues rise by 52%

Friday, February 10, 2023
Aerial view of Gishwati-Mukura forest national park in Western Province. Personnel employed to protect forests across the country, have petitioned Parliament seeking support to address their concerns. File
Environment

Forestry staff petition Parliament over ‘unfair treatment’

Thursday, February 09, 2023