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Collins Mwai
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Business
Bank profits grow by 14% as insurance remains vulnerable
Thursday, August 22, 2019
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Rwanda
Rwanda, DR Congo in joint bid to fight Ebola
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
President Kagame and his regional counterparts addressing the media after the signing of the agreement in Luanda, Angola yesterday. (L-R) Sassou Nguesso (Congo-Brazzaville), Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Jou00e3o Lourenu00e7o (Angola), Kagame and Fu00e9lix Tshisekedi of DR Congo. Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda
Rwanda, Uganda agree to mend political, trade ties
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
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Rwanda, Uganda sign MoU to resolve stand-off
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
President Paul Kagame and his host President Hage Gottfried Geingob in Windhoek, Namibia. The two Heads of State addressed a joint news conference in which Kagame made the case for Africa to pursue its interests devoid of external influence. Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda
Africa’s progress doesn’t need external validation – Kagame
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Bank of Kigali CEO Dr Diane Karusisi hands a dummy check to a lucky subscriber. Ikofi was launched in May this year to increase farmers eligibility to access credit. Net photo.
Business
Over 150,000 farmers register for BK’s Ikofi in 2 months
Monday, August 19, 2019
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Angola to table draft proposal on resolving Rwanda-Uganda Stand-off
Monday, August 19, 2019
American tourist to Rwanda have grown by 114 per cent year on year, according to data from an international travel agency network. Gorillas are among the largest tourism drivers in the country. / File
Business
Luxury US tourists to Rwanda grow by 114%, travel agencies say
Monday, August 19, 2019
Traffic Jam in Kigali. Customs figures show that the country imported 10,576 motorbikes in 2018. / Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda records slight rebound in vehicle imports
Monday, August 19, 2019
RDB CEO Clare Akamanzi hands over a book that explains Rwandau2019s transformational growth story to Gerd Muller, the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development. Germany and Rwanda have agreed to work together in the areas of job creation, skills development and investment, following an agreement that was signed in Kigali yesterday. / Courtesy
Rwanda, Germany enter deal on job creation, skills development
Thursday, August 15, 2019
The National Bank of Rwanda head office in Kigali. / Sam Ngendahimana
Govt re-opens 20-year bond to raise Rwf15b
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Rwanda early this year launched a Statistics Training Centre and Data Science Campus designed to help establish a culture of data analysis and use. / Courtesy
Business
What would it take to develop big data in Rwanda?
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
President Kagame dribbles the ball inside the Kigali Arena shortly after he inaugurated the 10,000-seater facility located just next to Amahoro National Stadium in Remera, Gasabo District. The President said the new facility is an opportunity to, among other functions, unleash basketball talent in youth, which he said was the major inspiration behind the arena. Village Urugwiro.
Kigali Arena should inspire African giants: Kagame
Friday, August 09, 2019
Local taxi hailing solution Move, which is owned by Volkswagen Rwanda has revised their rates upwards, a move which they say was occasioned by recent pricing regulations set by Rwanda Utility Regulatory Authority. / Sam Ngendahimana
Business
Volkswagen’s Move raises tariffs
Thursday, August 08, 2019
IMFu2019s Mission Chief, Laura Redifer. / File
US, China trade war unlikely to affect Rwanda’s economy – IMF
Monday, August 05, 2019
Singita Kwitonda Lodge and Kataza House inaugurated last week. Among the aspects that caught headlines was that suites are priced at $1750 per night for one guest. / Courtesy photos
Inside Singita’s Kwitonda Lodge that costs $1,750 a night
Monday, August 05, 2019
Traffic Jam in Kigali. Rwanda government ceases transfer of vehicle number plates. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Government ceases transfer of vehicle number plates
Friday, August 02, 2019
Tour guides, local leaders and employees of Singita Kwitonda Lodge and Kataza House pose for a photo with President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame at the inauguration of the facility in Musanze District yesterday. The $25 million facility is Rwandau2019s first tourism establishment under the high-end tourism brand. / Village Urugwiro
Kagame emphasises quality service to tourism operators
Friday, August 02, 2019

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