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ANOTHER FIRST:Best place for trade  In a bid to promote a business friendly environment and encourage the growth of the private sector, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has reduced the time needed to register a business, from twenty-four hours to just six.

Ninety-six countries, along with non-governmental, private, and civil society organisations, have reached a consensus on a set of global guidelines on responsible access to and ownership of land of which Rwanda is a leader in Africa on reforming the sector; fisheries and forests, during talks convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome.

Investment climate:Easing business 
In a bid to improve doing business in the capital, Kigali City Council (KCC) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop Information Management Systems (IMS).

The National Police yesterday met with district coordinators of community policing in order to plan for security measures during the upcoming 18th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

In a bid to curb a rise in poaching, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) have intensified joint and coordinated patrols between Virunga National Park in the DRC and Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and will continue over the next six months.

Environmentalists  in the region have sighed with relief after the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) stopped Tanzania from building a major highway across the Serengeti National Park.

JOBS:Strategy to end unemployment
Investors in technical and professional institutions have welcomed the government’s decision to prioritise technical and professional training, saying it will help address the problem of unemployment.

Intergration:improving public health
A new project that will see all East African Community member countries harmonise the medicine registration system is set to be launched soon.