An idea sparked by a chance encounter in China has grown into a Rwandan agricultural enterprise combining commercial farming, tourism, job creation and community support.
Rwanda’s inflation rose to 17.2% in September 2026, up from 15.7% in August, as higher food prices, led by vegetables, put pressure on consumers, according to the latest Consumer Price Index released by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).
Kigali has signed a cooperation agreement with the Israeli city of Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut to promote collaboration in smart city development, innovation and urban planning.
Fraud cases in Rwanda’s financial sector fell by 30% in the second quarter of 2026, but the recovery of money lost to fraud remained low, according to the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR).
Rwanda is piloting a new digital agriculture lending platform that aims to reduce the time smallholder farmers wait to access loans from the current five to seven weeks to less than 48 hours.
Rwanda earned $9.94 million from agricultural and livestock products exported between September 28 and October 2, 2026, according to the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB).
Coffee took centre stage at an international celebration held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, bringing together representatives of coffee-producing and consuming countries, international organisations and other stakeholders working to shape the future of the coffee sector.
The construction of Bugesera International Airport remains on track for completion by the end of 2027 or early 2028, Rwanda’s Finance Minister Yusuf Murangwa has said, as the government pushes to accelerate work on the long-awaited facility.
Eleven Rwandan women entrepreneurs are using Fruit Attraction in Madrid to showcase their products, meet potential buyers and strengthen business relationships as they seek to expand into international markets.
German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has opened an office in Kigali to serve customers in Rwanda and Burundi.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Rwanda have reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of the country’s IMF-supported economic programme, paving the way for about $35.7 million (Rwf53 billion) in additional financing.
ASA International (Rwanda) Plc has launched Customer Service Week 2026, reaffirming its commitment to putting customers at the centre of its operations and strengthening the trust that underpins its relationship with the communities it serves.
The East African Development Bank (EADB) has appointed Anne Juuko as its new Director General as the regional development finance institution moves to strengthen its performance and support its next phase of growth.
Rider feedback about long queues at battery-swapping stations has pushed electric mobility company Spiro to invest in larger facilities as it expands its network across Rwanda.
KABISA, a company that sells and leases electric vehicles in Rwanda, has started testing the use of solar power at its electric vehicle charging stations as part of a plan to have 50% of the electricity used at its stations come from solar energy.
Rwanda’s financial sector has expanded significantly over the past eight years, with total assets quadrupling from Rwf4 trillion in 2017 to Rwf16 trillion in 2025, according to the government.
BPR Bank Rwanda Plc says it has facilitated more than Rwf15 billion in financing in Musanze since it began operating in Rwanda, supporting businesses and projects contributing to the city’s growth.
Rwanda is set to participate in the 18th edition of Fruit Attraction, one of the world’s leading international trade fairs dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, taking place from 6 to 8 October 2026 in Madrid, Spain.
Transit cargo through the Port of Dar es Salaam rose 17 percent to 14.61 million tonnes in the 2025/26 financial year, with Rwanda-bound shipments increasing 24 percent to 2.18 million tonnes as stronger flows to the region’s landlocked markets boost the port’s role in regional trade.
Rwanda’s Sorwathe Ltd has won First Place for Rwanda at the 2026 Gold Medal Tea Competition held during the Annual North American Tea Conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada.
