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Through COMESA, 21 African countries can easily trade among themselves free of customs duties.

East Africa's trade bridge: COMESA

Friday, December 22, 2023
Panelists during the three-day meeting, where speakers emphasised that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was a key catalyst for the growth of the continent. Courtesy
Editorial

Empower private sector to fully harness AfCFTA

Thursday, August 17, 2023
Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa speaking at the second Golden Business Forum in Kigali on Wednesday, August 16 as Wendell Adday from the Africa Private Sector Summit looks on. Addressing the forum that attracted over 1,000 delegates from 40 countries, Nsanzabaganwa called for a "tandem strategy" to fully realise the potential of the AfCFTA. Courtesy
Business

Five things African countries can do to optimize AfCFTA

Thursday, August 17, 2023
Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, delivers remarks during the official opening of the Golden Business Forum in Kigali on Wednedsay, August 16. Courtesy
Business

Rwandan goods can now access African markets under AfCFTA preferences - Trade Minister

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Workers on duty at Inyange Industries in Kigali. The firm is among the 35 companies listed in the Gazette that can import sugar duty-free this year. File
Business

Why 35 Rwandan firms can import sugar duty-free this year

Monday, August 14, 2023
(L-R) The British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Omar Daair, Minister for Trade and Industry, Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze and Paul Whittingham, Head of the UK’s Trade for Development department in London pose for a photo. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda starts trading under UK’s low-tariff scheme

Thursday, June 22, 2023
An electric car at a charging station at Kigali Convention Centre on March 30,2021. To accelerate the transition to Electric Vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle transportation, incentives on electric and hybrid vehicles and Electric motorcycles to pay an import duty rate of zero will be extended. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Nine products exempted from taxes in new budget

Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Prudence Sebahizi, the Director for Institutional Matters and Programmes Coordination at AfCFTA during an interview. Courtesy
Africa

Five things to know as AfCFTA bans trade on second-hand clothes

Wednesday, June 07, 2023
The New Times

Invest in pro-business Rwanda

Monday, April 24, 2023
The New Times

Towards a brighter future: Unleashing the potential of agriculture

Monday, March 06, 2023
Kenyan Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Minister, Alfred Mutua, during the interview in Kigali on November 11. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

Kenyan foreign minister Mutua on trade relations, Rwanda-DR Congo crisis

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Briggette Harrington, President and CEO of Igire Coffee Limited. Photo: Courtesy.
Business

Packaging remains a hindrance for local products – Rwanda’s AfCFTA trade pioneer

Thursday, October 06, 2022