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Afri-Global Cooperation Programme (AGCP) and Property Power Room (PPR), signed a memorandum of understanding on September 30. Courtesy
Economy

Rwandan, UK firms partner to connect businesses to investment, markets

Thursday, October 01, 2026
The Chamber of Deputies on Thursday passed the law on the ratification of an $80 million loan agreement Rwanda and the World Bank's IDA. Courtesy
Business

House approves Rwf137bn World Bank loan for business financing

Friday, September 11, 2026
Bank of Kigali Chief Executive Officer Diane Karusisi and IFAD Vice-President Gérardine Mukeshimana sign a partnership agreement during the Africa Food Systems Forum on Friday, September 4. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI
Featured

IFAD, Bank of Kigali seal $21m deal to unlock finance for farmers’ organisations

Monday, September 07, 2026
Gérardine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice President, and Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director, Moses Nyabanda during the signing ceremony in Kigali on the sidelines of Africa Food Systems Forum 2026, on September 4. Courtesy
Rwanda

IFAD, Equity Group’s new $200m climate resilience fund to benefit 260,000 farmers

Friday, September 04, 2026
Monzer Ali, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Rwanda, speaks to The New Times on Wednesday, August 19. Photos by Elvis Ndateba Mico
Featured

Mobile Money, data fuel MTN Rwanda’s 191% profit surge in first half of 2026

Friday, August 21, 2026
L-R: Equity BCDC Managing Director Willy Mulamba, Equity Group Managing Director and chief executive Dr James Mwangi, Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director Moses Nyabanda, and Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director Hannington Namara during the H1 2026 Investor Briefing. PHOTO/COURTESY
Featured

Equity Bank Rwanda profit rises 12% as Group posts strong H1 2026 growth

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Hope Mumararungu, a beneficiary of Numida's loan, in her business in Nyarugunga Sector, Kicukiro District. All photos by Craish Bahizi
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How Numida's fast digital loans are helping Rwanda's SMEs grow

Monday, August 10, 2026
Emma Uwera, founder and managing director of I&J Harvest Limited, a home-grown seed company supplying maize, bean and soybean seeds. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Women

Women-owned businesses rise as focus shifts to scaling up

Friday, July 31, 2026
The share of enterprises managed by women in Rwanda has increased by 7.3 percentage points, rising from 32.6 per cent in 2017 to 39.9 per cent in 2023. Courtesy
Business

Women-led businesses on higher rise in past five years – new report

Monday, July 27, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the conference held under the theme “The Pursuit of an Integrated Financial System Harnessing Payments to Drive Sector-Wide Impact and Inclusion.”
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Rwanda Bankers’ Association spotlights payments as a driver of financial integration

Monday, June 29, 2026
Winners and officials pose for a group photo during the 2023 YouthConnekt Awards ceremony. File
Business

Top funding initiatives available to local startups

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Participants of International Entrepreneurship Summer School pose for a group photo with their lecturers . Courtesy
Business

Trade Ministry tips students on job-creating business ventures

Monday, June 15, 2026