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 Alice Kagina
Alice Kagina
Donald Kaberuka, the Chairman and Managing Partner of Southbridge Group speaks during the central bank's 60th anniversary, on June 7. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Africa
Africa must end cycle of foreign aid, debt – Donald Kaberuka
John Rwangombwa, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR). delivers his remarks during the  NBR’s 60th anniversary celebration  on June 7. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Economy
Central banks must adapt to modern realities to remain relevant - Rwangombwa
Prime Minister Edward Ngirente delivers his remarks during the NBR's 60th anniversary celebration in Kigali on June 7. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Economy
Central bank, financial institutions must boost stance against emerging risks - PM Ngirente
Bank of Kigali and VIEBEG Medical Ltd officials pose for a group photo after signing the partnership agreement on June 6. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured
FEATURED: Bank of Kigali, VIEBEG partner to finance access to medical equipment
Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa, and Deputy Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye address journalists on Wednesday, May 29. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy
Central bank to mark 60 years of economic responsibility in Rwanda
Rwandans in diaspora during Rwanda Day event in Amsterdam. Courtesy
Technology
Explainer: how Apostille will ease cross-border document authentication
Rwandans and friends of Rwanda during the Rwanda Day in Amsterdam. Courtesy.
Technology
Apostille Convention: Rwandans can now access foreign public documents on Irembo
President of the AfDB Akinwumi Adesina addresses delegates  during the closing press conference of AfDB’s Annual Meetings in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Courtesy
Business
Rwanda, AfDB in talks to extend Pan-African youth bank to Kigali
Tarek El Molla, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources looks on as Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of Board of Directors, Afreximbank (left) exchanges Establishment Agreement documents for the Africa Energy Bank with Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary General of APPO (left).
Africa
Afreximbank, petroleum producers agree to set up $5bn Energy Bank
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Africa
African tax systems must deliver –AfDB’s Adesina
Finance Minister Uzziel Ndagijimana  and Alain Ebobissé Chief Executive Officer of Africa50, sign the agreement in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday, May 31. Courtesy
Infrastructure
Kigali Innovation City construction to commence in September
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Uzziel Ndagijimana and Solomon Quaynor, Vice-President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialization at the African Development Bank sign the agreement on the sidelines of  the African Development Bank Annual Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday , May 31. Courtesy
Finance
Rwanda, African Development Fund sign $200 million financing deal
Experts discuss on Africa's development on the sidelines of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meeting 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya on May 29. Courtesy
Africa
Experts tip African companies on securing investment funding
The African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat,  President of the AfDB Akinwumi Adesina, Kenya President William Ruto, and Prof Njuguna Ndung'u, Cabinet Secretary for Treasury and Planning during the launch of AfDB’s new ten-year strategy (2024-2033), at the African Development Bank Annual Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, May 30. Courtesy
Africa
Private sector, green growth central to AfDB’s new strategy
 The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, and the Ag. Director General of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, Waleed Al-Bahar, during the signing of a concessional $20 million (about Rwf 26 billion) loan agreement on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, on Thursday, May 30. The funds will go toward rehabilitation of Muhanga-Nyange road. Courtesy.
Infrastructure
Rwanda, Kuwait sign $20 million deal for Muhanga-Nyange road upgrade
President Paul Kagame and AFDB President Akinwumi Adesina made a case for action to reform the global financial architecture, during a Presidential Dialogue on “Africa’s Transformation, the African Development Bank Group, and the Reform of the Global Financial Architecture,” at the AfDB Annual Meeting, in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, May 29.
Economy
There is room for all to benefit in re-designing global financial architecture – Kagame
President William Ruto speaking on Wednesday, May 29, at the opening of the African Development Bank’s annual meeting themed ‘Africa’s Transformation, African Development Bank Group, and Reform of the Global Financial Architecture’ in Nairobi, Kenya
Africa
President Ruto seeks to reduce Pan-African Parliament seats
Rugemanshuro said the proposed Fund is expected to be launched this year.. File
Economy
RSSB to launch Rwf30bn equity investment facility for SMEs

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