{{In a move to get regional business leaders to invest in Rwanda, the government sent a high profile delegation to Kenya to promote investment in Rwanda’s fast growing economy.}}
The delegation attended an investment promotion forum last week aimed at wooing Kenyan investors by touting the country’s recent economic achievements, Kenya’s Standard reported Monday.
Speaking at a roundtable meeting sponsored by Fina Bank, Vivan Kayitesi, and head of investments at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said Rwanda is eager to attract more Kenyan investment.
“We have battled many challenges to better our business environment … So far, we have achieved so much in making our investment environment friendlier and this is why we are opening doors to new investors from the region,” she said.
Rwanda’s economy has grown to be one of the strongest in the region.
In The Doing Business 2012 report, published by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, Rwanda was ranked as the third easiest country to conduct business in Africa.
It was also listed as the second top global reformer after Georgia.
Despite being one of the last countries to enter the East African Community (EAC), Rwanda’s worked hard to make the country a friendly and easy place to conduct business.
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