Initiative targets border red tape to boost regional trade

Government officials, development partners and private sector representatives are meeting in Lusaka to advance an initiative aimed at reducing trade barriers along key economic corridors...

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An initiative to slash cross-border trade barriers in the Great Lakes Region is gaining steam. Government officials, development partners, and private sector representatives are gathering in Lusaka to advance the Regional Stabilisation and Economic Transformation for the Great Lakes Region (REST-GLR Programme).

The program aims to reduce trade barriers and improve the movement of goods along key economic corridors.
Key stakeholders are meeting in Lusaka to discuss progress and next steps.
The initiative, REST-GLR Programme, seeks to boost regional trade by tackling red tape at border points like the Suam One Stop Border Point on the Kenya-Uganda border.

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