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Cargo handling at Mombasa port rose by about 12 per cent in the first six month of 2017. (Net)
Business

Local traders urged to take advantage of new facilities at Mombasa port

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
The number of POS merchants has gone up, but stakeholders say connectivity is a still a problem. / File
Business

Cost, infrastructure challenges holding back uptake of e-payments - stakeholders

Monday, November 20, 2017
L-R: Wilson, Bokrezion and Haile during the interview in Kigali on Friday.
Business

How African Diaspora can seize investment opportunities back home

Monday, November 20, 2017
Rwanda is already using drones to deliver blood to remote areas across the country. / File
Business

Drones for all: The rising need for unmanned aerial vehicles in EAC

Monday, November 20, 2017
Mukeshimana (middle) poses for a photo with some representatives of the factories that won. / Peterson Tumwebaze
Business

NAEB awards best tea factories

Monday, November 20, 2017
Minister Kamayirese (middle) launches a new water project in Nkombo Island in Rusizi District recently. / Timothy Kisambira
Business

AfDB approves Rwf144bn water and sanitation loan for Rwanda

Monday, November 20, 2017
A BBOXX employee displays a solar panel in rural Rwanda. / Courtesy
Business

Campaign to promote use of renewable energy launched

Monday, November 20, 2017
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Business

Tigo’s market share increases to 40% in October

Monday, November 20, 2017
Parking official issues a ticket in Kigali. Motorists will pay for parking fees using MTN Mobile Money. File.
Business

MTN, KVCS sign deal to facilitate e-payment of parking fees in Kigali

Friday, November 17, 2017
Nsabimana (right) receives the motorcycle and documents on Thursday. / Joan Mbabazi.
Business

Popcorn vendor wins Airtel Tunga promotion motorcycle

Friday, November 17, 2017
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Business

Low capacity affecting Africa’s tax bodies’ efforts to boost revenue collection - experts

Thursday, November 16, 2017
Some of the people who attended the GIS Day event in Kigali listen to presentations. / Joan Mbabazi
Business

Companies urged to embrace technology in data collection, processing

Thursday, November 16, 2017
Furaha (left) is joined by other officials to hand over the prize money dummy cheque to Ntezimana after the competition in Musanze last week. (Photos by Michel Nkurunziza)
Business

Local potato wine making venture scoops YouthConnekt award

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
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Business

Kenya’s retail fuel prices hit three-year high

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Some of the delegates at the AFRAA summit that ended yesterday in Kigali. / Faustin Niyigena.
Business

African airlines urged to embrace e-commerce

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Efforts to promote a savings culture among Rwandans has got a boost from a new initiative to encourage the public, especially corporates, to save and invest.
Business

New initiative to promote savings culture

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente (centre), infrastructure minister James Musoni (left), and Chingosho listen to presentations at AFRAA summit yesterday. / Faustin Niyigena
Business

Africa’s aviation chiefs call on govts to cut taxes, improve infrastructure

Monday, November 13, 2017
One of Mukandahiro's employees in the onion garden. / Peterson Tumwebaze
Business

Meet a former teacher minting millions from growing onions

Monday, November 13, 2017
Kitabi Tea Factory workers weigh tea leaves at the plant. Manufacturers and other stakeholders want a harmonised industrial development policy for EAC. / Courtesy
Business

New strategy required to drive EAC industrialisation agenda, experts say

Monday, November 13, 2017
A Tigo customer makes a transaction. Iterambere Fund managers are looking to introduce mobile money payments. / File
Business

Iterambere Fund managers seek ways to attract new investors

Monday, November 13, 2017