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Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director, Hannington Namara addresses delegates during the official launch of the project in Kigali on October 3. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

Equity Bank Rwanda launches new healthcare financing products

Friday, October 04, 2024
A view of Kigali Business District in Nyarugenge. Rwanda led the Sub-Saharan Africa region in all the three pillars of the World Bank’s inaugural Business Ready report. Sam Ngenda
Business

Rwanda leads region in World Bank Business-Ready survey

Thursday, October 03, 2024
Thapelo Tsheole, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Capital Market Authority delivers remarks during an event in June. Courtesy
Economy

Are unit trust funds taking off in Rwanda?

Thursday, October 03, 2024
Girls in Gisagara show free pads that they got from an activist. In 2019, the Rwandan government added sanitary pads to the list of goods that are VAT exempted in a bid to ease their affordability. Photos: Courtesy
Health

Beyond the pad: Breaking barriers to menstrual health and equality

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
One of the resident who use Biogas to cook food as clean energy in Gisagara District. Rwanda is set to restore 70 per cent of non-functioning biogas plants (digesters) countrywide in two to three years. File
Environment

Govt to restore 70% non-operating biogas digesters in three years

Tuesday, October 01, 2024
John Rwangombwa, Governor of the central bank, presents the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Statement on Wednesday, September 25. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Can Rwanda's monetary policy shift stimulate growth?

Tuesday, October 01, 2024
Jacques Kayisire is founder of Dream Team Football Academy, one of Rwandan active football academies. He took part at Sportbiz forum held in Kigali last week-courtesy

How can Rwanda leverage sports for economic growth?

Monday, September 30, 2024
Doctors conduct an operation at Kacyiru Hospital.

The fight against unemployment in Africa: Transforming the challenges of unemployment into opportunities

Monday, September 30, 2024
A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali head office.
Editorial

Financial sector should play key developmental role

Friday, September 27, 2024
Farmers try to salvage their rice produce from a flooded plantation in the aftermath of heavy rains in Rwangingo Marshland in Nyagatare District on May 6, 2020. Photo: Courtesy.
Agriculture

Agriculture insurance scheme struggles with uptake

Friday, September 27, 2024
Two men carry out a transaction at a bank agent stall in Kimironko, a Kigali suburb. According to the Central Bank, the financial sector assets grew by 20.8 per cent in the first half of 2024. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Finance

How financial sector registered stable growth in first half of 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024
Clients at BPR Rwanda Nyabugogo branch. The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) said that the banking sector should play a leading role to further drive financial inclusion. File
Women

BNR calls on banks to drive financial inclusion for women

Thursday, September 26, 2024