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RSSB CEO Régis Rugemanshuro chats with the president of Rwanda Pensioners’ Association, Dorothée Uwimana, during the launch of Imisanzu on January 31, 2023, in Kigali. EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Rwanda

A pension increase considered as high cost of living pressure rises

Saturday, October 07, 2023
Cross-border trucks at Rusumo border post. FILE PHOTO
Economy

Economy: WB names Rwanda among Africa's 'pocket of resilience' nations

Friday, October 06, 2023
The new price indicate that pump prices for petrol have increased to Rwf 1,822 per litre up from Rwf 1,639 while diesel increased from Rwf 1,492 per litre to Rwf 1,662. CRAISH BAHIZI
Economy

Explainer: Rise of fuel prices and impact on cost of living

Thursday, October 05, 2023
Inside one of the Irish potato collection centres in Nyabisindu. Consumers have voiced concerns over significant price hikes in Irish potatoes. PHOTO BY Sam Ngendahimana.
Economy

Trade official debunks 'mafia' reports in potato value chain amidst price hikes

Monday, October 02, 2023
Workers load imported food commodities for upcountry trading in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kigali. Rwandans have experienced consistent price increases in the market since 2022, with consumer prices peaking at 21.7% in November 2022. However, there has been a decline in 2023, with prices standing at 12.3% in August, although still relatively high. Photo: File
Economy

Economic growth but a different story for your pocket? Here is why

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa addresses the media during a news briefing on August 17. File
Economy

Why central bank won’t use forex reserves to curb depreciation

Sunday, September 24, 2023
Workers sort fresh green beans for export at the privately owned packhouse at Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro on September 8,2022. Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Rwanda: Five major economic highlights in first six months of 2023

Friday, September 22, 2023
A moto taxi user pays the transport fee via Mobile money in Kigali. File
Featured

FEATURED: Time for a bold move? The case for renewed zero-rating of low-value mobile money fees in Rwanda

Thursday, September 21, 2023
John Rwangombwa, the Central Bank Governor during the central bank’s presentation of the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Statement on September 20. Courtesy
Economy

Service sector drives 7.7% economic growth in first half of 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023
A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali . The Rwandan franc depreciated by 8.8 per cent against the US dollar in the first months of 2023. File
Economy

Rwandan franc depreciates by 8.8%

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Wang Xuekun, the Chinese ambassador to Rwanda and Manasseh Nshuti, the Minister of State toast during the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China , on Tuesday, September 19. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

PHOTOS: Chinese community in Rwanda celebrates country's founding

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
President Kagame speaks at a high-level roundtable dubbed “Towards a Fair International Financial Architecture” at the UN headquarters on the sidelines of the 78th UNGA session. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Economy

Kagame: Now is the time to make international financial system fit for purpose

Wednesday, September 20, 2023