Visions Africa Team

Visions Africa CEO Appointed to the Board of the European Business Chamber of Rwanda

We are proud to announce that Roger Brugger, CEO of Visions Africa, has been elected as a new member of the Board of the European Business Chamber of Rwanda (EBCR) during its Annual General Meeting. This appointment underscores our ongoing commitment to strengthening partnerships between European and Rwandan businesses, fostering collaboration, and supporting both investors […]

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๐Ÿ’—Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop

At Visions Africa, we had the privilege of hosting a deeply impactful Breast Cancer Awareness Workshop facilitated by the incredible team from Breast Cancer Initiative East Africa (BCIEA). The session provided more than information, it offered a heartfelt reminder of the importance of early detection, open dialogue, and collective support in promoting health and healing.

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๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ?

In Rwanda, a ๐Ÿฑ% ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… is levied on goods imported for commercial use โ€” paid upfront at customs on the CIF value. But hereโ€™s the catch: many companies never claim it back, even though theyโ€™re entitled to! Weโ€™ve seen this happen across industries โ€” businesses unknowingly leaving significant amounts unclaimed. If youโ€™re one of

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? Read More ยป

๐‘๐‘๐€ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ค ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€” ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐•๐€๐“

Over the past weeks weโ€™ve seen a spike in RRA desk-audit queries on recent quarters. A few quick fixes can save you from painful assessments or blocked refunds: ๐Ÿ“ฌ 1) ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ.Make sure your electronic address (email) and phone on eTax are current. We often see that communication is sent to the person

๐‘๐‘๐€ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ค ๐€๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€” ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐•๐€๐“ Read More ยป

Regulation No 89/2025

๐Ÿ“ข New FX Compliance Rules in Rwanda: Key Points for Business Leaders Effective 30 May 2025, the National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has enacted Regulation No. 89/2025, reinforcing long-standing restrictions on the use of foreign currency (FX) in local transactions.While Rwanda has always prohibited pricing or settling local obligations in FX, the amended regulation introduces

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