Kigali has been ranked the second most popular destination in Africa for hosting international conferences and events by ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association). Cape Town is ranked first in Africa. Last year, Kigali was ranked third behind Cape Town and Marrakesh. ICCA represents the world’s leading association in handling,…

The first ever Rwanda-Hungary Business Forum was organized by RDB (Rwanda Development Board) on the sidelines of the on-going 2019 Transform Africa Summit in Kigali today. The Forum, which attracted close to 100 attendees from the private and public sector of both countries, was meant to showcase investment and business…

Rwanda Development Board – RDB has today signed an agreement with Pink Mango C&D for the establishment of a modern garment factory in Kigali Special Economic zone that will produce garments for both the domestic and export market. Pink Mango C&D is expected to provide 7,500 jobs to Rwandans by…

The Government of Rwanda has entered into a five-year agreement with Motorola Solutions to build local ICT capacity as the country bids to become a continental ICT hub. Motorola Solutions is a global leader in mission-critical communications. It supplies global institutions with technology platforms in communications, software, video and services.…

The RDB (Rwanda Development Board) this week commenced a country-wide awareness campaign on Intellectual Property (IP). The month-long campaign is being held under the theme “The Meaning of Intellectual Property in your daily Life” and is aimed at increasing awareness on the importance of registering IP and its benefits. Furthermore,…

The Government of Djibouti, through its Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) has today signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Prime Economic Zones Company limited (PEZ) for the development of its 10-hectare piece of land located in the Kigali Special Economic Zone in Masoro, Kigali. The agreement…

57 hospitality establishments have been awarded between 1 (one) to 5 (five) stars by RDB (Rwanda Development Board) during the 2018 Hospitality Grading ceremony today. The 1-5 grading system helps to differentiate the quality of services that establishments render to their clientele. The criteria used to grade the establishments range…

Chinese tourists are now able to directly book tour packages to Rwanda following the launch of the ‘Visit Rwanda’ online pavilion on Fliggy, Alibaba’s travel platform that is accessed by over 500 million users in China. This follows the 31st October official launch of the first of its kind in…

RDB (Rwanda Development Board) has today organized a customer care workshop in Muhanga, Southern Province aimed at improving service delivery standards in the hospitality sector in Muhanga District. The workshop is part of the two-week countrywide customer-care training workshop for players in hospitality sector. This campaign will conclude on 7,…

Rwanda is the 29th easiest place to do business in the world according to the 2019 World Bank Doing Business index of the world’s most business-friendly economies. The World Bank assessed 190 countries for the report released today. Clare Akamanzi, CEO of the Rwanda Development Board said: “We are pleased…