News Rwanda: Matching Clean Energy Finance Needs with the Appropriate Financial Toolkit in Rwanda
October 7, 2025 – In developing countries, renewable energy investment is a priority. But deployment faces systemic barriers preventing institutional investment. Moreover, project developers struggle with inadequate financial instruments that fail to address unique emerging market risk profiles and capital requirements.
News Rwanda: Mobile Money Rwanda, Mastercard partner to introduce virtual payment card
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News Rwanda: Rwanda Moves Towards $35.7 Million IMF Release as Strong Growth Meets Inflation Pressure
Rwanda’s economy grew by 9.7 percent in the first half of 2026, showing resilience despite recent shocks, with strong exports and remittances helping narrow the current account deficit.
News Rwanda: Rwanda’s Next Growth Chapter Depends on Unlocking More Capital, Skills and Investment
The country report examines opportunities to strengthen domestic revenue collection and unlock greater value from financial, human, natural and business capital.
News Rwanda: Rwanda's Trade Deficit Widens 15.6% in Second Quarter Despite Export Surge
Rwanda's trade deficit widened 15.66% year-on-year to $877.81 million in the second quarter of 2026 as imports continued to outpace exports. Imports rose 28.78% to $1.61 billion, while domestic ...
News Rwanda: Rwanda’s Bank of Africa Offers Coffee Seasonal Loans
Bank of Africa Rwanda is offering seasonal loans of up to one year to coffee companies, priced at a 17% base rate plus a margin.
News Rwanda: Rwanda Develops CBDC to Avoid Falling Behind, Central Bank Deputy Governor Says
Rwanda is contemplating launching a Central Bank Digital Currency ( CBDC) because it does not want to be left behind and to prevent any hindrances to trade between the African country and its major ...
News Rwanda: Rwanda Unveils Draft Law to Regulate Virtual Assets, Providing Clarity and Oversight
Rwanda has taken a significant step towards regulating digital asset transactions by unveiling a draft law governing virtual assets. Bitget Hit by $351M Hack, Withdrawals Frozen as Probe Begins1 day ...
News Rwanda: Rwanda: BNR Suspends Licensing of New Non-Deposit-Taking Lenders
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has suspended the licensing of new financial service providers that do not take public deposits for six months. The central bank said the temporary suspension of ...
News Rwanda: Rwanda: New Rules to Regulate Real Estate Brokers
The National Land Authority (NLA), in collaboration with the Real Estate Professionals' Association of Rwanda (RWAREB), the Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA), and other stakeholders, is finalising a legal framework to regulate real estate brokerage and property management.
News Rwanda: Rwanda: Inside Rising Real Estate Investment Appeal
Strong housing demand and investor confidence drove a record $855.5 million real estate investment commitments in 2025. The real estate sector is emerging as one of the country's fastest-growing ...
News Rwanda: Rwanda’s CMA Moves to License Crypto Exchanges as Unapproved Platforms Face Penalties
Following parliament’s approval of its first digital asset legal framework, Rwanda’s Capital Markets Authority is establishing a strict regulatory regime for cryptocurrencies.
News Rwanda: How Rwanda is making agriculture attractive again
Rwanda is making massive reforms that may make Agriculture a very attractive sector and worth trying. Lack of access to funding, complex access to foreign markets, expensive farm inputs and ...
News Rwanda: Rwanda Moves to Protect Rwf54 Billion Held by Nearly 15,000 Savings Groups
Rwanda’s government is stepping up efforts to make thousands of informal savings groups safer after the authorities found that nearly 15,000 ibimina now hold billions of Francs.
News Rwanda: Rwanda’s national pension fund has helped power the economy, but it faces new challenges
The Rwandan case demonstrates the potential to use pension fund assets for strategic investments in the national economy.
News Rwanda: Rwanda Explained: Kagame’s Model, the Tech Ambition, the Economy and What to Watch
Rwanda explained: how Kagame's model works, what the tech hub pitch really amounts to, why inflation and US sanctions bite, and what foreigners should know.
News Rwanda: Rwanda’s most important bank joins China’s payment network as Africa’s de-dollarisation push grows
The Bank of Kigali has established itself as the first financial institution in Rwanda, as well as the first headquartered in East and Central Africa, to connect to China’s principal cross-border payment network as a direct participant. | Business Insider Africa
News Rwanda: Rwanda Turns to Private Capital as It Overhauls Development Financing
Rwanda approved its Development Cooperation Policy 2026-2050, replacing the development aid policy adopted in 2006. The government aims to mobilise more than 70% of financing through the private ...
