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Workers load imported food commodities for upcountry trading in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kigali. Rwandans have experienced consistent price increases in the market since 2022, with consumer prices peaking at 21.7% in November 2022. However, there has been a decline in 2023, with prices standing at 12.3% in August, although still relatively high. Photo: File
Economy

Economic growth but a different story for your pocket? Here is why

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Revelers during a past Volkano Fest in Musanze. Local and regional musicians are set to perform at the third edition of Volkano Fest, slated for October 6-9. File
Music

Volkano Fest returns, set for October 6-9

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Rwanda Central Bank headquarters in Nyarugenge District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

The NBR Sandbox: Positioning Rwanda as a Fintech launchpad for innovative solutions

Friday, September 22, 2023
Antoine Iyamuremye, Head of Marketing and Product Development at Cogebanque Plc hands over the donation to Jean Bosco Kwizera, the National Director of SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

Cogebanque, Umurage donate 3000 scholastic materials to vulnerable children

Thursday, September 21, 2023
Workers sort fresh green beans for export at the privately owned packhouse at Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro on September 8,2022. Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Rwanda: Five major economic highlights in first six months of 2023

Friday, September 22, 2023
A moto taxi user pays the transport fee via Mobile money in Kigali. File
Featured

FEATURED: Time for a bold move? The case for renewed zero-rating of low-value mobile money fees in Rwanda

Thursday, September 21, 2023
John Rwangombwa, the Central Bank Governor during the central bank’s presentation of the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Statement on September 20. Courtesy
Economy

Service sector drives 7.7% economic growth in first half of 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023
Patients wait for medical services at Kamanyana Health Post in Burera District on May 9, 2022. File

How economic factors influence the state of public health

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali . The Rwandan franc depreciated by 8.8 per cent against the US dollar in the first months of 2023. File
Economy

Rwandan franc depreciates by 8.8%

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Wang Xuekun, the Chinese ambassador to Rwanda and Manasseh Nshuti, the Minister of State toast during the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China , on Tuesday, September 19. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

PHOTOS: Chinese community in Rwanda celebrates country's founding

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
President Kagame speaks at a high-level roundtable dubbed “Towards a Fair International Financial Architecture” at the UN headquarters on the sidelines of the 78th UNGA session. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Economy

Kagame: Now is the time to make international financial system fit for purpose

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi speaks to the 64th General Debate of the UNGA at United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2009 [File: Jason Szenes/EPA]
Politics

From Fidel Castro's four-and-a-half-hour speech to Muammar Gaddafi and Hugo Chavez moments: Six unforgettable UN speeches

Wednesday, September 20, 2023