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A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali. The National Bank of Rwanda has increased its lending rate by 50 basis points from 6.5 percent to 7 percent in efforts to tame the persistent high prices.
Economy

Central Bank increases lending rate to 7%

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Economic Commission for Africa’s Acting Executive Secretary, Antonio Pedro delivers remarks during the 42nd ordinary session of the AU Executive Council meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 15. Courtesy
Africa

Effective AfCFTA implementation will boost Africa’s global competitiveness

Thursday, February 16, 2023
Team Rwanda riders at Africa Rising Cycling Centre (ARCC). File
Cycling

The growing potential of Africa Rising Cycling Centre

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
President Paul Kagame virtually addresses the 40th Session of AUDA-NEPAD Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee on February 15,2023. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa

Kagame outlines Africa’s key challenges at key AU meet

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The new chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, Oda Gasinzigwa, on Wednesday, February 15, announced a proposal of harmonising the timelines for the country’s Parliamentary and Presidential election polls. Sam Ngenda
Editorial

Merging parliamentary, presidential polls a rational proposal that saves taxpayer’s hard earned money

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Law

Rwanda launches electronic court system to ease access to justice

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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Music

Neriwest’s debut album to drop February 22

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Senators adopted the assessment of the 2021-2022 activity report by the National Bank of Rwanda, and tasked the government to urgently address the depreciation of the Rwandan franc and high inflation, on Tuesday, February 14. Craish Bahizi
Economy

Senate tasks govt to address inflation, franc devaluation

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
The expansion of Butaro Hospital is underway. Photo by Partners In Health

Milestones in Cancer Care at Butaro Hospital

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Economic Commission for Africa’s Acting Executive Secretary, Antonio Pedro. File
Economy

Recovery efforts must be pro-poor,  inclusive – economist

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
A wide view of the highly affected part when fire gutted SIGMA Industries LTD in the Kigali Special Economic Zone, an industrial area in Masoro, Kigali on November 26, 2021. Dan Nsengiyumva
Economy

Fire insurance drops 17% as Covid-19 takes its toll

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Senior delegates in a group photo at the opening the third World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF), taking place in Kigali from February 13 to February 14. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: World Coffee Forum kicks off with call to mitigate climate change

Monday, February 13, 2023