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Rwanda joined the global community in reaffirming its commitment to consumer rights and environmental sustainability as the world marked World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD).
Featured

FEATURED: Rwanda expands Consumer Rights Day into month-long drive for green, clean environment

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Some imported goods at Dubai Port in Masaka. In February 2025, the Rwandan government announced an environmental levy on imported goods packaged in plastic materials and single-use products. Craish Bahizi
Environment

Imported goods to pay ‘environmental levy’ announced

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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Women

Niyoyita on revolutionising pig farming and challenging cultural stereotypes

Monday, March 24, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi delivers remarks during the conference in Kigali on March 6. Courtesy
Business

Why Rwanda seeks to regulate multilevel marketing

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion at the international Fintech Forum in Kigali on February 24. Courtesy

Africa's Fintech revolution: Why Rwanda is the next big investment opportunity

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
RICA has listed four categories of commodities that will require an import permit before they get into the country.
Business

Competition body announces agric, construction commodities to require import permit

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The government has introduced a bill aimed at addressing concerns resulting from the growing trends in e-commerce. he lower chamber of Parliament approved the relevance of the bill, on February 13. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

How Rwanda’s new bill seeks to protect e-commerce buyers

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, speaks to The New Times about new bill on competition and consumer protection, on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Business

Government tables bill to prevent market domination from mergers

Friday, February 14, 2025
A moto taxi user pays the transport fee via Mobile money in Kigali.
Technology

What should be done to address disruptions in cashless payments?

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Workers inside a green house in which they grow new varieties of sweet potatoes in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt steps up fight against certified seed shortages

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Unsourced meat being destroyed in Musanze District on January 8. Photos by RICA.
Crime

Govt intensifies crackdown on illegal meat traders

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Workers load a consolidated consignment of various agricultural products for export at Kigali International Airport in October 2024. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.
Economy

Can waiver of export licenses spur Rwandan SMEs?

Monday, January 13, 2025