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Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji meets Minister of Agriculture Ildephonse Musafiri in Tanzania. PHOTO: Courtesy of MINAGRI
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Tanzanian billionaire to invest $100m in Rwandan companies
(L-R) Kevine Kagirimpundu, the co-founder and CEO of UZURI K&Y, Christelle Kwizera, founder of Access Water Rwanda, Francine Munyaneza, the founder of MUNYAX ECO, Yvette Ishimwe, founder and CEO of IRIBA Water Group and Albert Munyabugingo, co-founder of the local tech solution delivery company VubaVuba, Courtesy
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Five Rwandans who secured funding from Jack Ma’s Alibaba
 
Rwanda National Police spokeperson Assistant Commissioner of Police Boniface Rutikanga said that a total of 161 commercial businesses were found in violation of the recently implemented night time regulations. Courtesy
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Over 160 businesses violate night-time regulations- Police
Clients take green tea at Biryogo Car Free Zone. Commercial entertainment venues such as restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and liquor stores must close at 100 am from Monday to Friday and at 200 am on Saturday and Sunday. Craish Bahizi
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Businesses brace for new night-time regulations
 
Clients at Biryogo Car Free Zone. According to the notice, commercial entertainment venues such as restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and liquor stores must close at 1:00 am from Monday to Friday and at 2:00 am on Saturday and Sunday. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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RDB releases new night-time regulations
Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Marlene Ngoyi, CEO of Fonds pour le développement des exportations en Afrique (FEDA) with Denis Karera, EABC Vice Chairperson after the signing ceremony of the $10 billion Adjustment Fund in Kigali on March 10. File
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How can AfCFTA’s $10bn fund benefit Rwandan women, youth traders?
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Experts’ take on central bank plans to boost women’s financial inclusion
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Rwanda: Five major economic highlights in first six months of 2023
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Participants during the Hanga Akazi Feed the Future event, a campaign to raise awareness on the positive influence of agri-food companies that prioritise people living with disability inclusion on August 25,. COURTESY
Agri-business experts on need for inclusive workforce recruitment
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
A view of Nyabugogo taxi park in Nyarugenge. Shortage of public buses in Rwanda has been a persistent problem that has resulted in a range of issues for travellers. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Fraud in ticketing as public transport woes linger
Monday, August 28, 2023
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New law shifts responsibility for public transport tenders in Rwanda
Sunday, August 27, 2023
Prudence Sebahizi, the Director for Institutional Matters and Programmes Coordination at AfCFTA during an interview. Courtesy
AfCFTA: Five challenges limiting youth from engaging in trade
Monday, August 21, 2023
A female rider delivers the items to a client. VubaVuba Africa Ltd was founded in January 2020 by Innocent Kaneza and Albert Munyabugingo, CEO and co-founder of VubaVuba Africa Ltd.
Africa’s Business Heroes 2023 top 20 finalists: The journey of VubaVuba Africa Ltd
Monday, August 21, 2023
Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa speaking at the second Golden Business Forum in Kigali on Wednesday, August 16 as Wendell Adday from the Africa Private Sector Summit looks on. Addressing the forum that attracted over 1,000 delegates from 40 countries, Nsanzabaganwa called for a "tandem strategy" to fully realise the potential of the AfCFTA. Courtesy
Five things African countries can do to optimize AfCFTA
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, delivers remarks during the official opening of the Golden Business Forum in Kigali on Wednedsay, August 16. Courtesy
Rwandan goods can now access African markets under AfCFTA preferences - Trade Minister
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Workers on duty at Inyange Industries in Kigali. The firm is among the 35 companies listed in the Gazette that can import sugar duty-free this year. File
Why 35 Rwandan firms can import sugar duty-free this year
Monday, August 14, 2023
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