The search for Rwanda’s 2013/14 top 100 medium-size companies has started with the aim of identifying and recognizing the good performers in this category of businesses often described as the ‘engine’ that powers the economy.
As Finance Minister Claver Gatete prepares to unveil the 2013/14 budget early next month, the one institution whose resilience will be tested is the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA).
One in every seven people in the world went to sleep hungry, last night as high food prices pushed 70 million more people into extreme poverty.
Bank of Kigali (BK) chief executive officer James Gatera has told shareholders of the bank that his focus this year will be to grow the value of their investment by increasing return on equity to above 20%.
What exactly is the problem of a producer or farmer in Africa? Some say our producers suffer chronic lack of market. Others say there are big problems with ability to produce for the market. Some even say capital!
The successful issue of a $400 million Euro bond has instilled confidence among ministry of finance officials that the country can walk into the market anytime, borrow, invest and retire the debt with ease.
Last week, the UN Security Council passed a resolution establishing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), effective June 3.
May 8, will be D-day for Bank of Kigali (BK) shareholders. The board of directors of BK has set that day for the Annual General Meeting, during which shareholders will be officially informed that they have Frw 5.9 billion for them to share in form of dividends.
Last Friday, the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) concluded a session in Kigali during which commitment to real integration come under question once again.
When Paulo Drummond led an IMF mission to Kigali this month to review Rwanda’s economic policies under the Fund’s Policy Support Instrument (PSI), he found a changed environment from the one he saw during the previous review in October 2012.
