July 22

• Burundi: Burundi Receive U.S. $2 Billion for Growth

  Burundi was last week promised $2 billion by the international community after a donors conference here. Read more »

June 24

• Burundi: USAID Helps Burundi Tax Collection Agency

  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ,through Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), is helping to finance Burundi's new revenue collection agency, Office... Read more »

• Burundi: Free Meals for Burundi Kids

  Burundi Second Vice President, Gervais Rufyikiri, last week officiated at a workshop to raise awareness on the government's 'School for All' program. Read more »

June 18

• Burundi: Burundi Gets €2million

  The Federal Republic of Germany has granted €2million ($2,619,968) to Burundi through its international development bank (KFW). Read more »

• Burundi: Burundi Gets U.S.$2 Million

  The Federal Republic of Germany has granted $2 million ($2,665,150) to Burundi through its international development bank (KFW). Read more »

June 12

• Burundi: Burundi to Cut Food Shortages

  Burundi has adopted the National Agricultural Investment Plan (PNIA) 2012-2017, in a bid to increase agricultural produce. Read more »

• Burundi: Burundi Uses Football to Inspire Youth

  Gervais Rufyikiri, the Burundi Second Vice-President, last week officiated at the launch of distributing 27,600 footballs to mark the International Day of African Unity. Read more »

• Burundi: Burundi Mobilizes £25.7 Million for Food Security

  Burundi's economy is dominated by the primary sector composed mainly by agriculture, which accounts for about half of GDP and provides about 80% of export income. Read more »

May 29

• Burundi: Burundi Beckons Investors

  Burundi has put out the welcome mat for numerous areas of investment in a country that ranks high for doing business in the annual World Bank/IFC survey. Read more »

May 27

• Burundi: Burundi Education Is Top Investment Priority

  The ambition of 'Vision Burundi 2025' is to build a competitive and diversified economy. Notably, by modernizing agricultural production in rural areas, developing the services... Read more »

May 21

• Burundi: Dutch Grant Burundi U.S. $12 Million for Fertilizer

  The Netherlands government has given €10 million (about $12 million) to the National Fertilizer Subsidy Program in Burundi (PNSEB). Read more »

• Burundi: EU to Fund Burundi - Rwanda Power Line

  The European Union has agreed to give the East African Community €16 million Euros ($20 million) to build a power interconnector between Burundi and Rwanda. Read more »

• Burundi: Burundi Pushes More Business Reforms

  Burundi will continue to push for reforms at all indicators of Doing Business to make the country attractive for investment which sustains economic development. Burundi ranked... Read more »

April 29

• East Africa: Nakumatt Needs U.S. $50 Million for Burundi Outlet

  Nakumatt, East Africa's biggest supermarket name, is looking for $50 million to add more outlets in the region. Read more »

April 15

• Burundi: Burundi Gets New Brewery

  The Dutch government private investment agency has gone into a joint venture with Burundians to operate a brewery in northern Burundi. Read more »

April 03

• Burundi: Burundi Improves Doing Business Practices

  Stop Centers, one to handle property transfer and the other for construction permits in addition to the one for business startup created in March 2013 in a bid to ease the process... Read more »

March 25

• Burundi: Burundi Victory At ITB a Wakeup Call

  trick of victories at the recently concluded ITB Berlin Tourism showpiece that gathers industry stakeholders from all over the world. Read more »

• Burundi: Burundi Seeks Help Over Market Fire

  The government of Burundi has appealed for help from the international community after a fire swept through the country's largest market. The fire destroyed property worth... Read more »

March 13

• Burundi: Burundi Revenue Increases

  BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) recorded an increase of 12% of revenues in 2012, gathering BIF 55 bn ($36.5 m) more than was collected in 2011. Read more »

March 18

• Burundi: Region to Support Border Communities

  Experts this week meet in Bujumbura to discuss plans to empower border communities through the modernization of locally shared markets. Read more »

March 04

• Burundi: EU Increases Burundi Budget Support

  The European Union has increased budget supported following commendations that that the country had improved its doing business environments and upped its macro-economic... Read more »

February 26

• Burundi: Govt Plans to Build 50 Megawatt Dam

  The European Investment Bank (EIB) is financing 50% of a 50 Megawatts hydroelectric power dam on Jiji and Murembwe rivers. Read more »

• Burundi: Time to Invest in Burundi Is Now [editorial]

  Recently, Burundi has been on the receiving end of the investment club for the right reasons. This kind of reaction has also caught the eye of the World Bank and IMF Read more »

• East Africa: Burundi Leads Region in Revenue Collection

  It seems the reforms employed by Rwanda and Burundi has begun to pay off if the revenue collection targets are to be used as a gauge to measure the results. Read more »

• Burundi: Nation Gets More World Bank Support

  A group of Executive Directors of the World Bank Group have congratulated Burundians for achievements made in the social sectors, improving the business climate, human rights and... Read more »