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Some shops in Nyarugenge market complex in Kigali. Business owners welcome President Kagame's call on easing taxes. Craish Bahizi
Business

Business owners welcome President Kagame's call on easing taxes

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
A view of City of Kigali's Business District. Rwanda's economy bounced back in 2021 after being wreaked by Covid-19 pandemic with a rebound to 10.9 % economic growth from a contraction of 3.4% in 2020. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

2022: A year of spiralling inflation and efforts to tame it

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Clients at one of pubs in Kigali. consumers that beverages such as Heineken, soft drinks, Primus, Mutzig, Turbo King, and Legend drastically increased two weeks ago. Dan Kwizera
Business

Food and beverage prices hiked during the festive season

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Doreen Karehe sorts her strawberry plants in one of the greenhouses in which juicy strawberries are growing in hydroponics Mayange Sector, Bugesera district. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Women

How one woman dumped legal robes to focus on growing strawberries

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Workers offload a store of some imported products at Dubai Port in Kigali. Tax on imported food and cosmetics have drastically increased. Craish Bahizi
Business

Consumers to dig deeper after tax hikes

Sunday, December 18, 2022
A view of Petite Barriere, the border between DR Congo and Rwanda. Due to security situation in eastern DR Congo, trade between the two countries has slightly declined. File
Economy

Rwanda, DR Congo trade slightly declined but growth remains – official

Thursday, December 08, 2022
Workers in Kigali’s Central Business District load cargo on upcountry bound trucks Supply deficiencies coupled with high costs of borrowing to produce increases the prices of already scarce consumer goods even further which also diminishes consumer purchasing power. File Photo.

Increasing interest rate not the best antidote to inflation

Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Workers on duty at Pink Mango, the garment factory in Kigali. Rwanda’s exports rose by 39.9 percent in the third quarter of 2022.File
Economy

Five key highlights in Central Bank’s economic performance report

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
East African Legislative Assembly ’s Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution members, MP Fatuma Ndangiza and Piere Celestin Rwigema during the meeting with representatives of Police,RIB and Civil Society. Bahizi
Africa

Human trafficking: MPs call for coordinated response in EAC

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Vendors at Nyarugenge Market. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 39.7 per cent in October 2022 compared to the same month of 2021 according to Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). Craish Bahizi
Business

Urban food prices rise by 40 per cent

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Insects reared at Alex Musabirema’s poultry farm. Musabirema is an animal scientist who is currently working out a new idea growing crickets for food. Courtesy photo.
Business

Insect farming for food: A business worth trying?

Monday, November 07, 2022
The New Times

Africa’s Perennial Problem of Feeding its Population

Tuesday, November 01, 2022