Rwanda drops in ranking but remains top in region in ease of doing business

A view of Kigali. Rwanda’s reforms came in handy, making it even more investor-friendly. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

East Africa continues to be an ideal destination for foreign investments after countries in the region posted improvements in facilitating ease of doing business.

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi saw their positions in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business 2020 ranking improve on the backdrop of reforms geared at making it easy for investors to start a business, get electricity connections, register property and deal with construction permits.