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Govt earmarks Rwf16bn for 10 public green projects under Intego facility
The Government has allocated Rwf16.3 billion to finance ten public green projects under the Intego Facility for the 2025/26 ...
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Who loses most if the U.S. taxes remittances?
A proposed 3.5 percent tax on remittances—money sent by migrants to family and friends back home—has passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of what President ...
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Rwanda to add gold to foreign reserves portfolio in next fiscal year
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) will begin adding gold to its foreign reserves portfolio starting in the next fiscal year, in a move that aligns with a growing regional trend ...
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Rwanda receives hundreds more returnees from DR Congo
A total of 796 Rwandans returning from eastern DR Congo, where they had been held hostage by the FDLR, arrive at Rwanda DR Congo border on Monday, May 19. Photos by Gemain Nsanzimana ...
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Six major infrastructure projects to be funded under Rwf600bn budget
Nkombo boat valued at more than $3 million (approx. Rwf5.7 billion currently) is expected to be delivered to residents of Nkombo island in Lake Kivu in 2025-2026. Courtesy ...
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Rwandan returnees from DR Congo hopeful for better life
A total of 796 Rwandans returning from eastern DR Congo, where they had been held hostage by the FDLR, arrive at Rwanda DR Congo border on Monday, May 19. Photo by Gemain Nsanzimana ...
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Central Bank explains decision to hold interest rate steady
Central Bank Governor, Soraya Hakuziyaremye addresses journalists during the presentation of the quarterly monetary policy committee (MPC) update, as her deputy Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva looks on in ...
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U.S. remittance tax could drain billions from migrant-dependent economies
A proposed 3.5 percent tax on remittances—money sent by migrants to family and friends back home—has passed the U.S. House of Representatives as part of what President ...
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Former UN official talks upcoming international security meet in Kigali
Clotilde Mbaranga Gasarabwe, the Chairperson of the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) during the interview with The New Times in Kigali. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana ...
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King Faisal Hospital performs Rwanda’s first stroke-related heart surgery
King Faisal Hospital has successfully carried out Rwanda’s first percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a rare catheter-based heart procedure performed on a stroke ...
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Kagame, Gambia chief justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow discuss cooperation
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, May 20, met with Hassan Bubacar Jallow, the Chief Justice of the Gambia and his delegation, who are on a study tour in Rwanda. They discussed ways ...