Volkswagen Rwanda unveils new charging station for electric vehicles

Continuing the drive towards sustainable mobility for Sub-Saharan Africa, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda (VWMSR) recently unveiled its second charging station for electric vehicles in the capital of Kigali. The Volkswagen brand previously... Read more »

Rwanda and Germany sign €78 million agreement to support Decentralization, Good Governance, Export Promotion and TVET

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana and the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Rwanda Dr. Thomas Kurz, today signed two agreements worth € 78 million... Read more »

Rwanda to benefit from fresh EU support to low-income countries in response to the Covid-19 crisis

Rwanda is among 28 low-income countries to benefit from the third tranche of Covid debt relief on IMF loans. This follows a European Union contribution of €170 million (RWF 200 billion) announced... Read more »

New assistance brings total U.S. Covid aid to Rwanda to Rwf.17 billion

U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Peter H. Vrooman announced today another round of U.S. assistance to help Rwanda address the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Almost 5 billion Rwandan francs of new assistance in the... Read more »

ZIGAMA CSS records 13.7 Billion net profit

Zigama Credit and Savings Society (ZIGAMA CSS) has announced a net profit of 13.7 Billion for the year 2020. It is an increase from 11 Billion recorded as net profit in 2019.... Read more »

Amid Recession, Sub-Saharan Africa Poised for Recovery

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have contracted by 2.0% in 2020, closer to the lower bound of the forecast in April 2020, and prospects for recovery are strengthening amid... Read more »

Au cœur de la récession, l’Afrique subsaharienne entrevoit la reprise économique

La croissance économique en Afrique subsaharienne devrait se contracter de 2 % en 2020, dans la fourchette la plus optimiste des prévisions d’avril 2020. Les mesures prises pour endiguer les nouvelles vagues... Read more »

Prime Minister presents Rwanda’s Economic Recovery plan to Parliament

Prime Minister Dr. Edouard NGIRENTE presented to both chambers of Parliament two major Government of Rwanda initiatives to mitigate the economic impact COVID-19; the Economic Recovery Fund (ERF) and the Manufacture and... Read more »

Rwanda and Partners discuss COVID-19 impact, recovery efforts

Rwandan Senior Government officials and Development Partners will on March 24, 2021 participate in the 17th Annual Development Partners Retreat (DPR). The two-day event will take place virtually for the first time.... Read more »

Le taux de croissance du PIB a baissé de 3,4% en 2020

L’Institut national des statistiques du Rwanda a annoncé que le taux de croissance du PIB a diminué en 2020(-3,4%)  par rapport à la croissance de 9,5% en 2019. En 2020, la COVID-19... Read more »