The budget will focus on building an infrastructure backbone

Rwangombwa heads to parliament to read last Year’s Budget In the 2012/2013 fiscal year, the Government of Rwanda will emphasize scaling up of infrastructure projects to enhance growth and poverty reduction More...

U.S Department of State to Promote African Economy

The U.S. Department of State will host this June 2012 several events to promote economic growth throughout Africa by engaging women and youth, encouraging entrepreneurship, and strengthening U.S. – African More...

African economy to grow by 4.5% in 2012

Mthuli Ncube, AfDB Vice President The African economy is projected to grow by 4.5 per cent this year after recovering from the impact of the 2009 global economic crisis and the 2011 North African revolts.   This More...

IMF reviews Rwanda economic performance

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director and Acting Chair, Naoyuki Shinohara, has said that Rwanda’s economy is poised for high growth, with its policy on curbing inflation risks.       Shinohara More...

IMF urges Rwanda to step up structural reforms to boost growth prospects

At the conclusion of the third review of Rwanda’s current Policy Support Instrument (PSI), the International Monitory Fund (IMF) commended Rwanda’s high 2011 GDP growth, but projected that there are More...