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Over 30 Rwandan industries and small and medium enterprises received certification allowing them to trade their products across African markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA
Rwanda

What harmonized standard certification means for industries

Sunday, March 08, 2026
NCBA Rwanda’s Managing Director Maurice Toroitich addresses delegates at the event. In Rwanda, NCBA operates branches in Kigali, Musanze, Nyagatare, Rubavu, Kayonza, and Rusizi
Featured

NCBA vows to fuel Rubavu’s leap from border town to business hub

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Delegates pose for a group photo during an awareness-raising workshop on industrial participation in the country’s nuclear power project, on Tuesday, February 24. Courtesy
Energy

Rwandan industries could benefit from nuclear power projects

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Officials follow a traditional ballet during a high-level customer engagement forum hosted by NCBA in Musanze. Courtesy
Featured

NCBA commits to financing Musanze’s urban development

Monday, February 23, 2026
The BPR Bank Rwanda's newly inaugurated Centre of Excellence designed to enhance staff skills, support customers, especially women and youth. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

BPR’s new Centre of Excellence to drive skills, innovation

Sunday, February 22, 2026
Teddy Mpinganzima Mugabo, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Green Fund and Chief Executive Officer of I&M Bank Rwanda, Benjamin Mutimura, during the signing ceremony in Kigali on February 17. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

I&M Bank, Rwanda Green Fund partner to drive agritech SMEs’ growth

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Ndoli Mitali, the Chief Commercial Officer at Broadband Systems Corporation speaks during an interview in Kigali. Photo by Kellya
Featured

BSC’s Starlink authorisation enhances internet reliability in Rwanda

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The rapid spread of short-term digital loans is not a side story in financial inclusion but a central pillar of economic resilience.
Editorial

Mobile loans are a key pillar for small business continuity, expansion

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Group Vivendi Africa (GVA Rwanda), the company behind Canalbox, officially launched Canalbox Business, a new range of fibre-based internet solutions in Kigali on Thursday, February 12. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Canalbox rolls out ultra reliable internet to power Rwanda’s digital economy

Friday, February 13, 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
A view Vision City in Gasabo District. RSSB has announced the launch of a fund that will begin with an initial capital of $30 million, with plans to gradually expand it to $100 million or more. File
Business

RSSB set to launch $30m SME fund this month

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
A view of MIC building, one of the city of Kigali's major commercial complexes. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Business

Businesses count losses as rent pressures mount at MIC Plaza

Thursday, January 29, 2026