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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Uzziel Ndagijimana before presenting the budgetary proposals to the parliament in Kigali on June 23. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
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National budget to focus on private sector devt, climate change mitigation
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Workers offload a food store in Kigali to be distributed to poor families during the lockdown last year. Dan Nsengiyumva
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Call for innovative approaches to boost food security
Young people from across the Commonwealth are taking part in a three-day Youth Forum. Photo: File.
CHOGM: How do we give youth the skills to thrive?
Workers sort green beans for export at NAEB warehouse in Kigali. Agriculture sector output grew by a dismal 1 per cent and contributed 23 per cent to Rwandau2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of 2022. Photo: File.
Agric sector eyes recovery after dismal performance
Workers at ADMA Rwanda factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Three key contributors to growth in the first three months of 2022 are services with 47 per cent, agriculture with 23 per cent, and Industries. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda’s economy grew by 7.9% in quarter one of 2022
A worker seals wheat flour packages at Azam Industries in Kigali October 27, 2020.
Countries step up efforts to close wheat supply gap
Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Albert Murasira and Shelly Whitman, the Executive Director of the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security during the signing ceremony in Kigali on June 13.Courtesy
Rwanda, Dallaire Institute recommit to end use of child soldiers in Africa
Members of Parliament during a session.
Budget: MPs want govt to fix funding gaps for socio-economic devt
Workers load different commodities  for upcountry.  The statistics suggest how prices of goods and services have risen, resulting in consumers paying more to meet their needs. Sam Ngendahimana
Cost of goods, services increased by 14.8% in May this year- Report
Students have lunch at Kagarama Secondary School. The use of gas for cooking in schools is being constrained by its increasing prices. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rising gas prices threaten adoption of clean energy in schools
The price of a litre of diesel has increased to Rwf1, 503, while that of petrol has gone up to Rwf1, 460 / Photo by Craish Bahizi
Govt subsidizes fuel to contain price surge
Some of ex-employees of SORWAL , a Huye-based matchstick manufacturer that closed shop in 2008  who were not paid salaries for six months before they were laid off. Courtesy
Ex-workers of auctioned matchsticks plant petition MPs over unpaid arrears
Senators during a session to discuss  strategies to ensure Rwandans have access to affordable financial services such low-interest loans on June 8.
Senators call for cheaper loans, better financial services
A doctor conducts ophtamology screening at Kanombe Military Hospital.
Bill seeks to give autonomy to Military Medical Insurance
Pupils have lunch at Groupe Scolaire Ayabaraya in Kicukiro District on February 28. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Officials call for an effective approach to school feeding
The head office of former Banque Populaire du Rwanda that was recently merged with KCB and become BPR Bank Rwanda. Members of Parliament are calling for action to address the issue of the former shareholders of BPR who do not have information about their shares. File
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Govt explores options to pay off BPR shareholders

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