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Report: Kenya lags East Africa peers on ease of doing business

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Access to foreign currency affecting ease of doing business in the EAC. [File, Standard]

Kenya is losing ground as a favourite market for investors in the East African Community (EAC) as a latest ranking put the Democratic Republic of Congo, the bloc's newest member, with a better score on ease of doing business.

Rwanda had the best score among the seven EAC partner states as detailed in the report compiled by businesses operating in the region.

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