Kigali — Under the dim lights of Kigali’s live music venues, the rhythm is slowly returning—but the crowds are thinner, the gigs fewer, and the money tighter. Once a pulsing …
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Since the beginning of July, a wave of confusion has swept across about changes to Value Added Tax (VAT) on banking services. Many people have received messages — from their banks …
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KIGALI — President Paul Kagame has appointed Nick Barigye as the new Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR), the country’s central bank, following the elevation of former …
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Choking on Progress: Rwanda’s Air Quality 5-Times Worse Than Global Health Limit
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaRwanda Plans Rigorous Gas Emissions Test for Motorcycles, Vehicles Rwanda is preparing to roll out a more rigorous gas emissions testing regime for all motorcycles and vehicles on its roads, …
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Africa Medical Supplier PLC (AMS), a leading supplier and distributor of medical products in Rwanda, has been approved by the Rwanda Capital Market Authority (CMA) to issue the first corporate …
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The United States has joined Rwanda’s top five export destinations, replacing the United Kingdom in the latest trade rankings. According to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) latest …
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KIGALI – For nearly a year, foreign tourists booking permits to see Rwanda’s iconic mountain gorillas unknowingly wired thousands of dollars—not to the national parks system, but straight into a …
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KIGALI – President Paul Kagame on Friday met with a high-level delegation from global mining giant Rio Tinto to discuss the progress of their strategic partnership in the country. The …
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has successfully listed an Rwf 24 billion ($17 million) corporate bond on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE), marking …
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Tradigo International FZE, a global business advisory firm, hosted the first Rwanda Business Transformation Event aimed at inspiring small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Rwanda to rethink new ways of …
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In Rwanda’s remote villages, where cash once changed hands informally and financial decisions were often outsourced, a quiet transformation is underway. Women who once relied on borrowed SIM cards to …
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If you’ve been keeping your savings in a bank account—or under your mattress—this might be the best time to do something more with your money. According to the latest update …