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Services and Industry Drive Rwanda's 7.8 Percent GDP Growth

Services and Industry Drive Rwanda’s 7.8 Percent GDP Growth

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda’s economy recorded a 7.8 percent growth in the first quarter of 2025, with GDP at current market prices estimated at...
China-Africa Trade Prosperity Reaches US$295.6 Billion

China-Africa Trade Prosperity Reaches US$295.6 Billion

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The People’s Republic of China, Director-General for African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed that China-Africa trade prosperity has...
Govt to Pilot Three Biotech Crops

Govt to Pilot Three Biotech Crops

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda plans to pilot the growing of three biotech crops, namely cassava, Irish potato and maize to evaluate their performance on...
Equity Bank Fuels Growth for Rwanda's SMEs Agribusiness

Equity Bank Fuels Growth for Rwanda’s SMEs Agribusiness

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Equity Bank Rwanda Plc is emerging as a powerful engine for Rwanda’s economic transformation, channeling 90% of its loan portfolio into...
Rwanda Plans Biodiversity Park on Kivu Islands

Rwanda Plans Biodiversity Park on Kivu Islands

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda is laying the groundwork to transform several ecologically rich islands on Lake Kivu into a national biodiversity park by 2028,...
The Rise of Real Estate in Africa and Kigali's Smart Bet

The Rise of Real Estate in Africa and Kigali’s Smart Bet

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Real estate has always fascinated me. Not just because of the buildings themselves, but because of what they represent: vision, stability,...
Rwanda OPEC Fund Sign $300M Deal for Development Projects

Rwanda OPEC Fund Sign $300M Deal for Development Projects

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda and OPEC Fund for International Development, an intergovernmental development finance institution of petroleum exporting countries, have signed a $300 million...
Central Bank Explains Changes in Foreign Currency Use

Central Bank Explains Changes in Foreign Currency Use

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The National Bank of Rwanda has shed light on recent changes in the regulation governing foreign exchange operations in the country. The...
Rwanda's Rwf5bn Agric Exports Quality Testing Lab

Rwanda’s Rwf5bn Agric Exports Quality Testing Lab

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Rwanda has inaugurated a new one-stop centre lab for agricultural exports quality testing, The New Times has learnt. The Specialised Export Quality...
Nyagatare Schools Pioneer Rwanda's Green Cooking Revolution

Nyagatare Schools Pioneer Rwanda’s Green Cooking Revolution

Africa-Press - Rwanda. At Saint-Antoine Secondary School in Karangazi Sector, in Nyagatare District, the aroma of freshly prepared meals fills the air, not from...