Saturday, 20 April 2024

GBP / BIF

Recent News

  • Burundi orders unmarried couples to wed by end of 2017

    05:07 | 6/11/17
    Myjoyonline.com
    Pierre, a 27-year-old farmer living with his partner in Ngozi, in Burundi's north, said local officials had threatened him with a 50,000 Burundian franc ($29) fine and said any child born out of wedlock would not be eligible for free education and ... more»

  • Lack of energy and foreign currencies limits exportation in Burundi

    22:00 | 28/9/17
    IWACU English News (satire) (subscription) (blog)
    When we export our goods, we deposit the money in foreign currency to BRB and the latter gives us Burundi francs on the official rate, but if we want to import raw materials, BRB refuses to give us the foreign currencies. more»

  • Burundi forces unwed couples to marry

    01:52 | 27/5/17
    Guardian (blog)
    Pierre, a 27-year-old farmer living with his partner in Ngozi, in the north, said local officials had threatened him with a 50,000 Burundian franc ($25/22 euro) fine and said any child born out of wedlock would not be eligible for free education and ... more»

  • Inter-Burundian dialogue resumes next week in Arusha

    14:17 | 11/2/17
    IWACU English News (satire) (subscription) (blog)
    The office in the Burundi dialogue Facilitator chaired by the former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa said on 5 February that the next round of talks was due in Arusha, Tanzania from 16 to 18 February and is expected “to focus on substantial issues ... more»

  • CNARED opposition coalition challenges Mkapa facilitation in Burundian conflict

    03:37 | 14/12/16
    IWACU English News (satire) (subscription) (blog)
    Logo-Cnared-320x202 In a correspondence addressed to William Benjamin Mkapa, Facilitator in the Burundian conflict on 12 December, the platform of the opposition parties-CNARED-GIRITEKA says it no longer recognizes Mkapa as a facilitator in the ... more»

  • Cool water, free of charge for any passer-by

    18:25 | 22/9/16
    IWACU English News (satire) (subscription) (blog)
    At “Rutegama Downtown Jazz” hotel, on Avenue de l'Université (Bwiza side) is observed since the past few days, a queue of people, cups in hands, in front of a machine that gives water. more»

  • The solar-powered cart that can charge 80 cell phones at once

    22:17 | 9/8/16
    CNN
    The agents make just a $100 down payment followed by $200 in installments to lease their kiosk from ARED. From that, the company says existing vendors are making between 30,000 to 85,000 Rwandan francs ($38-$107) a month -- enough to pay rent and ... more»

  • Burundi – smallest regional economy imposes 'export ban' on Rwanda

    08:48 | 2/8/16
    KT Press
    The current exchange rate indicates that 1000 Rwandan francs (Rwf) is worth 2,125 Burundian Francs (BIF). Canisius Bihira, an economist indicates that “Burundi having a weaker currency has an advantage to sell to Rwanda; when you have a more valued ... more»

  • Burundi Businesses Say Shortage of Dollars Is Hurting Imports

    00:56 | 23/7/16
    Bloomberg
    ... said in an interview in the capital, Bujumbura. “The prices set by the central bank are not respected because there's not enough currency. more»

  • Pressure on Franc continues

    10:08 | 21/7/16
    The New Times
    However, the franc has maintained stability against regional currencies. The central bank quoted the Uganda Shilling at 0.23/0.237 for buying and selling, respectively, Kenya Shilling at 7.7/7.85, Tanzania Shilling at 0.357/0.364 and Burundian Franc at ... more»
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