Crops, services boost growth

RWANDA’S economy grew faster in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period in 2016, lifted by an expansion in agriculture and services, the statistics office said on Friday. Third-quarter economic growth came to 8 percent year-on-year, up from 4 percent in the second quarter and 5.4 percent in the same period last year. Agriculture grew by 8 percent, compared with 1 percent in the third quarter of 2016. Growth in services was 10 percent versus 7 percent. The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for Rwanda’s growth to 5.2 percent. – Reuters/ African News Agency (ANA) SOMALIA