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EVENTS 31 January 2024
EVENT: 2nd MICROFINANCE TECH SUMMIT
The event is expected to attract 500+ delegates from microfinance institutions, technology experts, policy makers, regulators as well as different stakeholders in the microfinance sector to discuss on the continued discussion about digitization of microfinance to enhance customer experience.
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EVENTS 31 January 2024
EVENT: UFI MEA Conference to be held in Kigali, Rwanda in 2024
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, will hold its UFI Middle East & Africa (MEA) Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, from 15-17 April 2024. The event will be hosted by the Rwanda Convention Bureau and held at the Kigali Convention Centre.
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Financial Services 31 January 2024
The state of digital financial inclusion in Rwanda
Rwanda like many other countries have seen digital finance as a key enabler of financial inclusion. Over the past decade, considerable progress has been registered in promoting the use of digital financial services in the country. Indeed, the use of technology in the financial sector has brought a wide range of financial products and services that are accessible via mobile phones, internet banking and other digital channels which, in return, promote access to and usage of financial services.
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Financial Services 31 January 2024
Enhancing Inclusive Agriculture Finance in Rwanda: A path to the rapid transformation of the sector
Over the last decade, the agriculture sector has been contributing 25% of the national gross domestic product (GDP), while the share of agricultural workers in the total workforce stands at 66.4%. The Finscope 2020 Agriculture Finance Thematic Report – a deep dive analysis of the main Finscope 2020 Survey- shows that about 79% of the adult population is engaged in agriculture with 90% of farmers practicing subsistence farming and only 10% engaged in commercial farming. The demographic distribution of farmers is higher in rural areas with 88% of farmers residing in rural settings. Contrary to many other walks of life, more women are engaged in agriculture than men at 56%.
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Financial Services 31 January 2024
Access to Finance Rwanda launch report on gendered social norms, financial inclusion
Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) has launched a report titled “Gendered Social Norms Diagnostic and their Impact on Women’s Financial Inclusion in Rwanda.”
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Financial Services 31 January 2024
Empowering Women Economic Inclusion: How Digital Finance is Disrupting Social Norms
Women are one-half of the world’s population but only contribute to 37 percent of the global GDP. In many cultures, women are expected to prioritize their roles as caregivers and homemakers over their careers or business ventures, and worldwide, women earn 63 percent less than men, yet they spend three times as many hours on unpaid labor, such as housework. This gender gap has several negative consequences, including poverty, hunger, and poor health and have often prevented women from accessing financial services and participating in the formal economy. However, with the advent of digital finance, there is an opportunity to disrupt these social norms and drive economic inclusion for women.
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Business Development 6 December 2022
Over 6,000 Tonnes of Single-Use Plastic Waste Need Recycling Annually
There is a need to establish centres across the country to collect and recycle more than 500 tonnes of single-use plastic waste generated every month, environmentalists have said.
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Financial Services 6 December 2022
Ikigega cy’ubwishingizi cya PSF kiratangirana na 2023
Ubuyobozi bw’Urugaga rw’Abikorera mu Rwanda (PSF) buratangaza ko ikigega cyabo cy’ubwishingizi bw’indwara kizatangirana n’umwaka wa 2023, kugira ngo ubuzima bw’abikorera bubashe kubungabungwa neza
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Community Support 9 November 2022
Women in business: I built Ashleys from scratch through sheer hard work and resilience – Terry Mungai
Ms. Terry Mungai is the Founder of Ashleys Hair and Beauty Academy and hers is a story of hardship and resilience but also prosperity, innovation, and elevation against all odds....
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