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The report presents a detailed background of the Kigali Special Economic Zone, followed by an analysis on Industrial Parks. The publication includes recommendations for the SEZ policy and provides recommendations for improvements to the SEZ Policy, Institutional and Operational Frameworks for SEZ regulation in Rwanda. The report concludes with a roadmap for how UNIDO's proposed recommendations could be implemented.

The report is based primarily on inputs from consultations with key stakeholders including MINICOM, The Special Economic Zones Authority of Rwanda (SEZAR), the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Prime Economic Zones, Ltd (PEZ), and the private sector (KSEZ users and the private sector federation). Analysis was supplemented with desktop research and specialist legal advice. The report also includes a final section on fiscal incentives and practices in financing SEZ and Industrial parks.