Franchising in Rwanda 2014: Legal and Business Considerations

Fourth Quarter 2013 Excerpt. This book contains excerpts from the larger work, Franchising in Africa 2014: Legal and Business Considerations. Both books serve as practical, succinct, easy-to-use reference tools for lawyers, business people and academics to use in navigating the myriad laws and business issues impacting franchise arrangements in the region. This book provides an overview of the franchise industry in Rwanda and addresses the typical legal issues confronted when expanding a franchise system in Rwanda, including regulatory requirements; currency exchange issues; tax matters; and dispute resolution. The larger work, Franchising in Africa 2014: Legal and Business Considerations, to be published in the fourth quarter of 2013, covers those laws governing franchising in fifteen other African countries – Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Executive Editor, Kendal H. Tyre, Jr., is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Nixon Peabody LLP and the Executive Director of LexNoir Foundation. Mr. Tyre has negotiated international franchise agreements in dozens of countries and has written numerous legal and business articles on franchising that have been published worldwide. One of the Contributing Authors is Désiré Kamanzi. He is the head of ENSafrica - Rwanda and has 15 years experience practicing as an advocate in business law.