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Why Africa must prioritise merging currencies for free trade

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Traders’ efforts are weighed down by the fact that they have to use their valuable time and capital to purchase third currencies.

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Johnson Kanamugire September 13, 2023 Africa, Economy, Opinion, Special reports

How Rwanda’s rural Districts missed out on surge in FDI

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Districts of the capital accounted for 81 per cent of FDI projects, 72 per cent of investments, and 82 per cent of projected jobs over the period 2016–2022.

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Johnson Kanamugire July 12, 2023 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

INFLATION: Just how healthy are school meals?

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The reality on ground is that schools purchase what is relatively cheaper rather than what fit to make a balanced diet, and this is likely to remain the case in absence of additional meal budget, or support.

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Johnson Kanamugire June 5, 2023 Economy, Latest

Why quick fixes won’t help end Russia war-induced food crisis in Africa

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Ongoing crisis left countries with little to show for many years of pledged investment in the agriculture transformation to boost local supply of key food items and agriculture commodities.

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Johnson Kanamugire March 25, 2023 Africa, Beyond borders, Economy, Opinion, Special reports

Rwanda food inflation hits new record high of 42.4pc

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Rwanda is among 10 countries with the highest food price inflation globally in the latest World Bank assessment released on February 27

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NewsPaper Africa March 12, 2023 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

POVERTY: Is high inflation causing new woes in Rwanda?

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Effects of rising inflation could undermine the hard-won socio-economic gains registered over the recent years, if not properly addressed.

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NewsPaper Africa February 22, 2023 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

Rwanda moves to tame inflation, ups budget by $98.2 million

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Govt will need to adopt mitigating policies to reduce the impact on affected households especially the poor, while the general increase in prices is also exerting pressure on budget expenditures.

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Johnson Kanamugire February 8, 2023 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

Landless farmers: Rwanda’s agriculture conundrum

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With population inching closer to 13 million and high fertility rates, many Rwandan families are left with too tiny or without land space to do farming, hence can barely produce enough to eat.

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Johnson Kanamugire February 5, 2023 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

BACK TO SCHOOL: Changes coming to the meal program, study loans

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Over 2.5 million learners at all levels of primary education were added to the school meal program last year when government expanded school feeding in drive to improve education quality, tackle dropout rates and malnutrition.

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Johnson Kanamugire January 7, 2023 Current Affairs, Latest, Opinion

Food costs up by 45.4pc. How expensive is the festive meal?

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Rwanda is among 10 countries with the highest food price inflation globally in the latest World Bank assessment.

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NewsPaper Africa December 24, 2022 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

Agro-industrial hubs to cut Africa’s $45bn food import bill. We want this money back – SACKO

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CAAPs has been hailed as one of the most promising means to vastly improve the competitiveness of African industries and enterprises.

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Johnson Kanamugire November 28, 2022 Africa, Beyond borders, Economy

Rwanda’s economic recovery prospects facing new headwinds – Report

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Rwandan firms and entrepreneurs generally struggle to secure certification for an international standard, popularly known as ISO certification.

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Johnson Kanamugire October 3, 2022 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

BACK TO SCHOOL: Uniform fees good for the poor

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The education sector regulator imposed restrictions on other requirements a parent can be subjected to, definitely scrapping things like hoes, rubber mops, ream of papers and all the others that schools obliged parents to purchase.

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Johnson Kanamugire September 22, 2022 Economy, Latest, Opinion

Inflation shoots to 20.4pc in August as food prices keep rising

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There has been a general rise in food inflation by 29.2 per cent on annual basis in August.

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NewsPaper Africa September 11, 2022 Current Affairs, Economy, Latest

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