DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 20 -- BUSINESSES across the Great Lakes Region could benefit from lower transport costs, simpler border procedures and improved market access under a new three-year partnership aimed at removing barriers to cross-border trade.

The Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) and the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Dar es Salaam recently to strengthen regional integration, harmonise legislation and improve transport connectivity.

FP-ICGLR Secretary General Ambassador, Dr Deo Mwapinga, said high transport costs, cumbersome border procedures and differences in national laws continued to constrain re...