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Briggette Harrington, the owner of Igire Coffee , a Rwandan coffee exporting company that exports its products under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Guided Trade Initiative. Courtesy
Business

A year of trading under AfCFTA – a Rwandan businesswoman’s story

Thursday, October 05, 2023
Aerial view of Kigali Business District. In the heart of Rwanda, a beacon of pan-African investments is rising. Admaius Capital Partners Limited, an independent private equity firm. File
Featured

FEATURED: Virunga Africa Fund I: Leading the charge in pan-African private equity investments

Wednesday, October 04, 2023
Rwanda's Minister of Trade and Industry Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze (right) speaks during a session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Senior Officials and Experts as his Burundian counterpart Marie Chantal Nijimbere (centre) and ECA's ECA Deputy Executive Secretary Hanan Morsy look on. The meeting held in Bujumbura from September 26-29 urged African governments to leverage the continent free trade market in order to tackle food security issues. Courtsey
Africa

African govts urged to leverage AfCFTA to tackle food insecurity

Wednesday, October 04, 2023
Bridge cross straits
International

China's 74 years: A remarkable journey of fate-changing

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Officials pose for a photo during the first meeting of the Board of the AfCFTA Adjustment Fund on September 29 in Kigali. Courtesy
Economy

AfCFTA $10 billion Adjustment fund to roll out mid-2024

Saturday, September 30, 2023
Girls with sanitary pads donated by Jeannette Kawera during their initiative to support girls from poor families to access pads in Gisagara. Courtesy
Editorial

Let’s remember sanitary pads this academic year

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Rwanda High Commissioner to the UK, Johnston Busingye speaks during the launch of the Rwanda Business Alliance in the UK last week. Courtesy
Business

Rwanda Business Alliance launched in UK

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Workers load imported food commodities for upcountry trading in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kigali. Rwandans have experienced consistent price increases in the market since 2022, with consumer prices peaking at 21.7% in November 2022. However, there has been a decline in 2023, with prices standing at 12.3% in August, although still relatively high. Photo: File
Economy

Economic growth but a different story for your pocket? Here is why

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
One of Maasai vendors selling shoes, jewellery, and other artefacts in Rwanda. Courtesy
Rwanda

The debate on Maasai hawkers in Kigali

Monday, September 25, 2023
Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa addresses the media during a news briefing on August 17. File
Economy

Why central bank won’t use forex reserves to curb depreciation

Sunday, September 24, 2023
John Rwangombwa, the Central Bank Governor during the central bank’s presentation of the Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Statement on September 20. Courtesy
Economy

Service sector drives 7.7% economic growth in first half of 2023

Thursday, September 21, 2023
A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali . The Rwandan franc depreciated by 8.8 per cent against the US dollar in the first months of 2023. File
Economy

Rwandan franc depreciates by 8.8%

Wednesday, September 20, 2023