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EADB launches Rwf47 billion fund to empower Rwandan SMEs

EADB launches Rwf47 billion fund to empower Rwandan SMEs

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The East African Development Bank (EADB) has launched a $36 million (approximately Rwf47.2 billion programme) to support the growth of Small...
NIRDA partners with private firms to boost animal feed production

NIRDA partners with private firms to boost animal feed production

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Farmers in Rwanda can expect quality and affordable animal feed thanks to a new partnership between the National Industrial Research and...
PRESS RELEASE - One Acre Fund: A catalyst for agricultural transformation in Rwanda

PRESS RELEASE – One Acre Fund: A catalyst for agricultural transformation in Rwanda

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Kigali, Rwanda — One Acre Fund, an international social enterprise, is improving the lives of Rwandan farmers through innovative initiatives, helping...
Dairy farmers to get over 30% more income with new milk prices

Dairy farmers to get over 30% more income with new milk prices

Africa-Press - Rwanda. A dairy farmer will get Rwf100 or 30 per cent more income per litre of raw (unprocessed) milk through the enforcement...
Incubation hubs in Rwanda’s secondary cities set to be gamechanger

Incubation hubs in Rwanda’s secondary cities set to be gamechanger

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Four incubation hubs that are being developed through an initiative by the Government of Rwanda are set to be a game-changer...
Rwandan consumers show resilience, optimism

Rwandan consumers show resilience, optimism

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwandan consumers demonstrated financial resilience in the second quarter of 2024, with the majority expressing increased optimism about their income prospects...
Mpayimana proposes reforms to protect arable land from construction pressure

Mpayimana proposes reforms to protect arable land from construction pressure

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Independent presidential candidate Philippe Mpayimana has proposed reforms in the construction sector, including the development of apartment buildings to accommodate more...
Rwanda’s economic journey, 30 years on

Rwanda’s economic journey, 30 years on

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda has moved from obscurity to one of the fastest growing economies in Africa since the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi,...
Best of Rwanda 2024: Celebrating excellence in Rwandan coffee

Best of Rwanda 2024: Celebrating excellence in Rwandan coffee

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) initiated a coffee competition dubbed,...
Ghanaian firm ‘Firstcode’ brings back-officeoutsourcing expertise to Rwanda’s market

Ghanaian firm ‘Firstcode’ brings back-officeoutsourcing expertise to Rwanda’s market

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Firstcode, a professional services firm based in Ghana, launched its Rwanda office on Friday, June 28. It aims to provide unrivalled...