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 Alice Kagina
Alice Kagina
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe during the interview in Kigali on October 31. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimana
Rwanda
Nduhungirehe on Rwanda’s role in Commonwealth, expanded diplomatic relations
Thomas Mwesigye
Rwanda
Commonwealth: Rwandan youth representative talks opportunities, future tasks
Rwanda flagged off its first consolidated agricultural product consignment to Ghana under the African Continental Free Trade area on September 25. Olivier Mugwiza
Economy
AfCFTA: Rwandan products launched on Ghanaian market
Prime Energy's engineer gives a tour of Mukungwa II to investors during the company's Investor Day in Musanze District. Prime Energy raises Rwf9.58 billion in inaugural green bond. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi.
Business
Prime Energy raises Rwf9.58 billion in inaugural green bond
Workers process tea at Pfunda Tea Company in Rubavu District. Rwanda’s economy is projected to grow by 7 percent in 2024 but decline to 6.5 percent in 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy
IMF projects Rwanda’s economy to grow by 7% in 2024
BasiGo Rwanda currently operates six pilot electric buses on routes in Kigali as well as inter-city routes serving nearby towns. Courtesy
Business
BasiGo raises $42m, plans Rwanda business scale-up
President Paul Kagame honoured as the African of the Year on October 24. Photo by Oliver Mugwiza
Africa
Kagame awarded as African of the Year
Yusuf Murangwa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning and  Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa during a meeting with Ruben Atoyan, the IMF team leader, on Tuesday, October 22. Courtesy
Economy
Rwanda to receive $185m from IMF
Panelists during a discussion at Inclusive Finitech Forum in 2023. Rwanda is positioning itself to be a fintech hub. Courtesy
Economy
Rwanda targets $200mn in new financial technology investments
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Mutesi Rusagara delivers her remarks during the launch of  the first-ever Climate and Nature Finance Strategy in Kigali on October 17
Environment
Rwanda launches Climate and Nature Finance Strategy to spur private sector financing
Sandrine Umutoni, the state minister for youth and arts during the ministerial roundtable on the Global Africa Creative Economy in Algeria. Courtesy
Economy
Minister highlights priority areas to boost Rwanda’s creative economy
Mombasa Port in Kenya. The World Bank has revised the economic growth projection for Sub-Saharan Africa to 3 per cent from 3.4 per cent as earlier indicated in April. Courtesy
Africa
World Bank slightly cuts growth projections for Africa in 2024
A cross-border truck transports Goods from Dar-Salam to Kigali.  Market of 1.3 billion people, AfCFTA is set to drive the expansion of small businesses, especially those owned by women and young people. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Africa
Customs hurdles block AfCFTA’s SME potential
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks at the official opening of Biashara Afrika 2024 in Kigali on Wednesday, October 9. Photo by Village Urugwiro
PHOTOS: Focus on supporting SMEs – Kagame tells African leaders
Trade and Industry Minister, Prudence Sebahizi and Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of AfCFTA brief journalists ahead of the second edition of Biashara Afrika –AfCFTA’s flagship business forum on October 8. Courtesy
Business
Boosting domestic industrial output key to AfCFTA realisation –Trade Minister
Minister of Finance, Yusuf Murangwa (2nd left), officiates the event as the BRD lists its second tranche of a Sustainability-Linked Bond, worth Rwf 30 billion, on the Rwanda Stock Exchange on Monday, October 7
Economy
BRD lists second Sustainability-linked bond on Rwanda bourse
Andrew Kulayige, Chairperson of Rwanda Association of Insurers (ASSAR) and Kampeta Sayinzoga, CEO of the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) during  Insurance Strategy Forum in Kigali on October 2.
Economy
Can innovation in Rwanda's insurance sector boost uptake?
John Rwangombwa, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda delivers his remarks during  Insurance Strategy Forum on Wednesday.
Economy
Insurance industry seeks solutions to low penetration in Rwanda

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