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Entrepreneurs on how to monetise your ideas, expertise

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Prof Kasai Ndahiriwe, director of the monetary policy department at the National Bank of Rwanda. Photo: Courtesy.

How the Central Bank’s increased repo rate will tame soaring inflation

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

All photos by Lydia Atieno

Young lady defies odds to pursue woodwork career

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Awoke Ogbo sits on stairs constructed with bricks and pavers made from recycled plastic bottles. Photo: Courtesy.

Undergraduate student recycling plastic bottles into bricks

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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How businesses can make the most of CHOGM 2022

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Karama Integrated Development Model Village in Nyarugenge District. Over 100 youth in Karama village are set to get job creation hands-on skills that will help them become entrepreneurs. Photo: File.

What does it take to address unemployment among youth in model villages?

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Three of five members of Green promoters, a team of young Rwandan innovators who won the Wege Prize 2022. Photo: Courtesy.

Rwandan students win innovation prize, to set up firm to produce pesticide, fertilizer

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Representative of COTRAF Eric Nzabandora and the DG in MIFOTRA, Faustin Mwabali during a panel discussion in the event. All photos by Craish Bahizi

Will labour initiative change perception of decent work?

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Livingstone Nkuusi the Program Lead, MSME Finance - MasterCard Foundation, Claudine Niyonzima, owner of San Tech and Best performing entrepreneur in Kigali City and Allen Ingabire, Partnership Manager at AMI.jpg

Resilient local entrepreneurs recognized in AMI awards

Monday, May 30, 2022

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Why government is cracking down on abattoirs, butcheries

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Crossborders traders at Petite Barriere in Rubavu District which is one of second cities of Rwanda. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.

58 % of Kigali, secondary cities residents report increase in cost of living – Survey

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Students learn practical lessons in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence during the bbitcamp.There is no doubt that innovation remains a cornerstone of a modern economy. Photo: File.

Reflections on the CHOGM theme. Innovating

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

An 8.5MW solar power plant in Rwamagana District. Renewable energy companies have been experiencing a growing focus, with some exciting developments. Photo: File.

The global investment sphere is telling a story; investors are taking notes

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

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Rwanda injects Rwf1.4bn in standardising pig slaughtering

Monday, May 16, 2022

There is a need for a fund that could help create and increase jobs for people with disabilities. Photo: File.

Push for fund to help create jobs for people with disabilities

Monday, May 16, 2022

Ampersand workshop.

Rwandan startup listed among World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2022

Monday, May 16, 2022

Travellers board Rwandairu2019s plane at Kigali International Airport. Photo: File.

International travel set to maintain growth in 2022 full recovery by 2025, study shows

Monday, May 16, 2022

A passenger uses a Tap&Go card to board transport bus in Kigali. Digitalisation has been reshaping economic activity across all sectors and regions for the past four decades, impacting developed and developing countries alike. Photo: File.

Digitalisation: Helping African businesses rise

Monday, May 16, 2022

Farmers try to salvage some of their rice produce that had been washed away by floods in Nyagatare District in 2020. File

How unpredictable rains are affecting agricultural output

Monday, May 09, 2022

Visually impaired persons during the handover of walking sticks on November 26, 2021. Photo: Craish Bahizi.

Why visually impaired persons want change in copyright law

Monday, May 09, 2022