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Alice Kagina

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Panelists during a discussion at Inclusive Finitech Forum in 2023. Rwanda is positioning itself to be a fintech hub. Courtesy

Rwanda targets $200mn in new financial technology investments

Monday, October 21, 2024

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Mutesi Rusagara delivers her remarks during the launch of the first-ever Climate and Nature Finance Strategy in Kigali on October 17

Rwanda launches Climate and Nature Finance Strategy to spur private sector financing

Friday, October 18, 2024

Sandrine Umutoni, the state minister for youth and arts during the ministerial roundtable on the Global Africa Creative Economy in Algeria. Courtesy

Minister highlights priority areas to boost Rwanda’s creative economy

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Mombasa Port in Kenya. The World Bank has revised the economic growth projection for Sub-Saharan Africa to 3 per cent from 3.4 per cent as earlier indicated in April. Courtesy

World Bank slightly cuts growth projections for Africa in 2024

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

A cross-border truck transports Goods from Dar-Salam to Kigali. Market of 1.3 billion people, AfCFTA is set to drive the expansion of small businesses, especially those owned by women and young people. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Customs hurdles block AfCFTA’s SME potential

Friday, October 11, 2024

President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks at the official opening of Biashara Afrika 2024 in Kigali on Wednesday, October 9. Photo by Village Urugwiro

PHOTOS: Focus on supporting SMEs – Kagame tells African leaders

Wednesday, October 09, 2024

Trade and Industry Minister, Prudence Sebahizi and Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of AfCFTA brief journalists ahead of the second edition of Biashara Afrika –AfCFTA’s flagship business forum on October 8. Courtesy

Boosting domestic industrial output key to AfCFTA realisation –Trade Minister

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Minister of Finance, Yusuf Murangwa (2nd left), officiates the event as the BRD lists its second tranche of a Sustainability-Linked Bond, worth Rwf 30 billion, on the Rwanda Stock Exchange on Monday, October 7

BRD lists second Sustainability-linked bond on Rwanda bourse

Monday, October 07, 2024

Andrew Kulayige, Chairperson of Rwanda Association of Insurers (ASSAR) and Kampeta Sayinzoga, CEO of the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) during Insurance Strategy Forum in Kigali on October 2.

Can innovation in Rwanda's insurance sector boost uptake?

Monday, October 07, 2024

John Rwangombwa, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda delivers his remarks during Insurance Strategy Forum on Wednesday.

Insurance industry seeks solutions to low penetration in Rwanda

Friday, October 04, 2024

Thapelo Tsheole, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Capital Market Authority delivers remarks during an event in June. Courtesy

Are unit trust funds taking off in Rwanda?

Thursday, October 03, 2024

Officials and beneficiaries pose for a photo during the launch of Kataza Programme on World Tourism Day on September 27.

FEATURED: I&M Bank, partners launch Rwf130m finance facility for youth, women in tourism

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Farmers try to salvage their rice produce from a flooded plantation in the aftermath of heavy rains in Rwangingo Marshland in Nyagatare District on May 6, 2020. Photo: Courtesy.

Agriculture insurance scheme struggles with uptake

Friday, September 27, 2024

John Rwangombwa, Governor of the central bank presents the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Statement on Wednesday, September 25. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwandan banks rake in Rwf132bn in half-year profits

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa presenting the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Statement (MPFSS), on Wednesday, September 25. Photos by Craish Bahizi

Rwanda’s economy will grow higher than earlier projected - Rwangombwa

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Mountain gorillas from Susa group at Kalisimbi mount in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Photo by Samuel Ngendahimana

World Gorilla Day: celebrating humans’ closest 'cousins' in Rwanda

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Amb. Claver Gatete, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA (UNECA), addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, September 23. Courtesy

Why Africa needs its own credit rating agency

Monday, September 23, 2024

A group of students during a plumbing exercise at Musanze Polytechnique. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Five key hindrances to skills, labour market match in Rwanda

Monday, September 23, 2024