FeaturedTradingRwanda abolishes export licenses to boost SMEs and simplify trade processesIFM CorrespondentJanuary 23, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentJanuary 23, 2025 The goal of removing the import and export licenses is to encourage SMEs to expand and join both local and international enterprises... Read more
FeaturedMarketsTide changes as businesses in region make a beeline for Kenyan marketIFM CorrespondentAugust 2, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 2, 2024 Regional companies are becoming more interested in the Kenyan market... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsStart-up of the Week: The ‘Zipline’ way of serving humanity through drone-powered logisticsIFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2024 by IFM CorrespondentMay 29, 2024 Zipline has made over 540,000 deliveries to customers, with an astounding rate of one every 90 seconds... Read more
AviationFeaturedRwanda eases visas for African free movementIFM CorrespondentNovember 16, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentNovember 16, 2023 Any African can fly to Rwanda whenever they want and will not have to pay anything to enter the country... Read more
FeaturedFintechStart-up of the Week: Chipper Cash continues to dominate Africa’s fintech landscapeIFM CorrespondentJuly 5, 2023October 10, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 5, 2023October 10, 2023 Having a free Chipper account will help its African customers to unlock international transfers, payment cards and investing... Read more
AviationFeaturedRwandair to double its fleet by 2026: CEOWebAdminJuly 19, 2021 by WebAdminJuly 19, 2021 However, much of it will depend on how the market evolves... Read more
BankingFeaturedKCB’s stake acquisition in Tanzania, Rwanda will uplift its rankingInternational Finance Business DeskNovember 27, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskNovember 27, 2020 The bank will acquire Banque Populaire du Rwanda and the African Banking Corporation Tanzania... Read more
BankingFeaturedEquity Bank terminates acquisition talks with Altas MaraInternational Finance Business DeskJune 24, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskJune 24, 2020 The protracted pandemic and the uncertainty that follows has forced the bank to end acquisition of four banks in Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Rwanda... Read more
FeaturedFintechAfrica uses mobile money to curb the spread of the coronavirusInternational Finance Business DeskMarch 26, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMarch 26, 2020 Safaricom removed all fees from its mobile-money platform, M-Pesa... Read more
FintechEcobank spearheads digital transformation in AfricaInternational Finance DeskFebruary 16, 2018February 27, 2020 by International Finance DeskFebruary 16, 2018February 27, 2020 The bank operates in 33 African countries and offers digitised financial services at lower cost... Read more