Access-to-finance

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Access-to-finance" (4632 articles)
Watu East Africa General Manager Andrii Volokha speaks to The New Times in Kigali on July 9, 2026, about the company's plans to expand asset financing for electric motorcycles and smartphones in Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Watu sets sights on expanding flexible e-bike, smartphone financing in Rwanda

Saturday, July 11, 2026
A May 28, 2026 UN Security Council meeting in emergency session on Ukraine. As sanctions become a common tool of diplomacy, questions are growing over who sets the rules governing their use.

The world needs rules for sanctions, too

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Police officers on duty as fire engulfed SIGMA Industries LTD in Kigali Special Economic Zone, in Masoro, Kigali on November 26, 2021. File

Insurance should never be the last item on the budget

Friday, July 10, 2026
Members of the Kinshasa-backed FDLR genocidal militia captured by M23 rebels were handed over to Rwandan authorities in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Unilateralism is not justice: Rethinking sanctions against African states

Friday, July 10, 2026
The committee chairperson Fulgence Nsengiyumva speaks during a presentation of a report by the Committee on Economy and Finance assessing the implementation of 2020 Senate resolution, on Tuesday, July 7. courtesy
Economy

Private sector urged to support industrial park development

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Urukumbuzi Estate, commonly known as Kwa Dubai, in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District. The housing estate was reported in 2023 to have serious construction defects, forcing many homeowners to relocate. File photo
Housing

Can ending individual homebuilding improve housing standards?

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Ecobank Rwanda headquarters. Ecobank has launched its first dedicated agricultural lending facility, aimed at addressing the persistent financing gap in one of the country’s most critical sectors. Courtesy
Featured

Ecobank Rwanda launches first dedicated agriculture lending facility, offering up to Rwf2bn

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre) with AfricaNenda Foundation CEO Dr. Robert Ochola and Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Manager, Africa (Inclusive Financial Systems and Digital Public Infrastructure), Gates Foundation, display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organizations to accelerate the development and implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. Courtesy
Featured

Equity Group, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation partner to scale Digital Public Infrastructure

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Some of the new generation HOWO trucks that were unveiled by Asia Machinery Investments Ltd, the official distributor and future assembler of Sinotruk (HOWO) vehicles in Rwanda. Courtesy
Featured

Rwanda set for HOWO truck assembly as Sinotruk unveils electric vehicle plans

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Minister in charge of Emergency Management, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Albert Murasira touring the exhibition by refugee youth doing agribusiness in Mugombwa camp
Rwanda

How 15,000 refugee households will become self-reliant by 2030

Monday, July 06, 2026
A section of Kigali City Centre in Nyarugenge District on June 25, 2026. The country marked 32 years after Liberation on July 4, the ministry said Rwanda’s economy has expanded from $1.4 billion in 1994 to $16.3 billion in 2025. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Kwibohora32: Rwanda’s growth story in key figures

Monday, July 06, 2026
NCBA Bank Rwanda and with Longtai Group signed a financing partnership enabling more than 100 customers acquire electric vehicles (EVs). Courtesy
Featured

NCBA Bank Rwanda surpasses 100 EV financing milestone with Longtai Group

Friday, July 03, 2026