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Economy

Economics and Sociology

Unlocking Double-Digit Economic Growth: Necessary Changes

Unlocking Double-Digit Economic Growth: Necessary Changes

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The government’s ambition to become an upper-middle-income country by 2035 and a high-income economy by 2050 hinges on its ability to...
Export Crop Output Increased by 35% in Q3 2025

Export Crop Output Increased by 35% in Q3 2025

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Export crops production expanded by 35 per cent in the third quarter of 2025, making it the top performing component of...
Farmers, exporters cash in on rising avocado industry

Farmers, exporters cash in on rising avocado industry

Africa-Press - Rwanda. S&I Fresh started exporting avocados abroad in 2021 with just 200 kilogrammes per week. Four years on, the Kigali-based company has...
Economy Records Double-Digit Growth in Q3

Economy Records Double-Digit Growth in Q3

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda’s economy expanded sharply in the third quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising to Rwf5,525 billion from Rwf4,659...
Rwandan Investors to Benefit from $150 Million Financing

Rwandan Investors to Benefit from $150 Million Financing

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwandan investors in different sectors are set to benefit from $150 million in finance availed by the East African Development Bank...
Kagame Discusses Hospitality and Real Estate with Investors

Kagame Discusses Hospitality and Real Estate with Investors

Africa-Press - Rwanda. President Paul Kagame on Monday, December 15 met with Mohamed Ali Janah, Group Chairman of Hotels and Resorts Investment Maldives and...
Bruce Melodie and The Ben Face Off in New Year Showdown

Bruce Melodie and The Ben Face Off in New Year Showdown

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Musician Bruce Melodie has described the rivalry between himself and The Ben as a “healthy competition” that has pushed him to...
RRA Rewards Best Taxpayers Amid Strong Fiscal Start

RRA Rewards Best Taxpayers Amid Strong Fiscal Start

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has reported ‘strong’ early performance for the 2025/2026 fiscal year. RRA reported that it had collected Rwf1.45...
Equity Ikimina Account Formalizes Collective Saving

Equity Ikimina Account Formalizes Collective Saving

Africa-Press - Rwanda. On December 12, as community leaders, farmers, cooperatives and partners including Opportunity International Agriculture Finance, gathered in Huye District for the...
Experts weigh in on bid to boost Rwanda's food sovereignty

Experts weigh in on bid to boost Rwanda’s food sovereignty

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda produces most of the food it needs, yet more than half of what is consumed is imported. This stark contradiction...