Hailemariam Desalegn, the chairman of Africa Electronic Trade Group (AeTrade Group), has indicated that the organisation has a daring target of generating 80 to 125 million jobs in Africa by…
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National
President Kagame Banks On New $100m Cement Manufacturing Plant To Address Shortages
by Edmund Kagire 3:40 pmPresident Paul Kagame has commended the cooperation between Rwanda and China, which led to the establishment of a $100m cement and building material manufacturing facility that will be producing over…
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National
Free Trade Day: How Has Rwanda & Partners Faired In Driving Free Trade?
by Emmy Nuwamanya 3:44 pmFree Trade Day is annually observed every May 8 and cross-border trade continues to determine the economic growth of every country across the world. This day underscores what the world would look…
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President Paul Kagame has called on African leaders to fully utilize the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as the best tool for breaking the mentality of depending on and…
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National
How Rwanda Was Selected Among Seven Trailblazers, In Historic Move To Make AfCFTA A Reality.
by Vincent Gasana 4:16 pmIt is a modest, but historic beginning. Seven countries are now leading where it is hoped all of Africa will follow, as they move the first traded goods, under African…
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Three Eastern Africa regional business councils have officially formed a continental business council,to spearhead the inclusion of private sector policy proposals into the negotiations of African Continental Free Trade Area…
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The Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Business Councils on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement have agreed to move from rhetoric to action in implementing the trade deal.…
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National
Smart Africa, AfricaNenda Partner to Drive Digital Payments on The African Continent
by Williams Buningwire 3:42 amA new partnership that will see Smart Africa Alliance, the continental body charged with driving the African digital agenda, work with AfricaNenda, an independent, African -led organisation created to accelerate the…
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Despite the world fighting hard to defeat COVID-19, a global pandemic that has now killed hundreds of thousands, countries are still finding a breakthrough to keep diplomatic and trade relations…
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National
10 African Leaders to be recognized for Exceptional Contribution to AfCFTA process
by Daniel Sabiiti 12:53 pmTen African Heads of State will today be awarded for exceptional contribution to the AFCFTA process, the African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has said. Adesina said the virtual award…
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Economy
President Kagame Prepares Africans for Continental Free Trade Deals
by Daniel Sabiiti 11:45 pmPresident Paul Kagame has asked fellow African leaders to fully engage the private sector as a way of seeing a successful launch of the Africa continental Free Trade (AfCTA) which…
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International
Rwanda to Host AfCFTA Road Show As Continent Expects to Seal $40Bn Deals
by Dan Ngabonziza 4:49 pmRwanda’s Private Sector Federation in collaboration with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), have announced a planned roadshow that will sensitise the business community on the benefits of the Africa Continental Free…