The cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame last night appointed Itzhak Fisher as the new chairman of Rwanda Mines, petroleum and gas board (RMB). Fisher is an Israeli businessman …
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The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and Government of Rwanda have signed an agreement to finance an electricity project that will connect 60,000 households in Southern and Northern Provinces of …
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The Rwanda Parliament has approved $100 million loan for the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) to support the recovery of businesses hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is specifically …
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A national non-profit, Women for Women Rwanda (WfW-R) has hosted its annual Finance Fair event to expose women micro-entrepreneurs to business opportunities and pitch their startups for capital. This year’s …
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Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has proposed a draft bill that will allow the organization to seek a special status, flexibility to lobby for big deals with a new organizational structure …
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Rwanda has joined the United Kingdom (UK) developing countries trading scheme (DCTS) which seeks to cut tariffs on products entering the UK from 65 countries. The market of an estimate …
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Leaps in the Fintech sector have seen growth creating 300,000 jobs in the last ten years and this industry growth is expected to reach $1.5trillion in 2030. While the sector …
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President Paul Kagame and President Hakainde Hichilema have committed to supporting financial technology (Fintech) in Africa but also asked that the current opportunities presented by the sector should be rolled …
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Rwanda has reviewed downward or completely removed import tax on several goods, ranging from cars, shoes, to food stuffs among others, to respond to effects of COVID-19 pandemic that were …
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The Ministry of Finance has tabled the budget for fiscal year 2023/2024 which include key projects that will drive economic and social development targets in key areas. Presenting the budget …
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The first East Africa Pharma and Biotech Conference has opened in Kigali, with Rwanda getting new investment opportunities in the pharmaceuticals and vaccines manufacturing industry. The two-day conference which opened …
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The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA)-Rwanda has concluded a four-year pilot phase of a project that will support transformation of the domestic waste from the agricultural residues into solutions that …