STARTING A BUSINESS & ESTABLISHING A ONE STOP CENTER

TUSHABE KARIM, Coordinator Doing Business Unit, RDB Swaziland 29th May, 2012

PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Rwandas performance in DB ranking Starting business before reforms Starting business with reforms Establishing a one stop center Challenges Lessons to share

Rwandas Doing Business Ranking 2008-2012

DB 2008 DB 2009 DB 2010 DB2011 DB 2012

Rwanda Country Ranking

Starting a Business Dealing with construction permits Employing Workers

150
71 125 102 138 141 168 54 170

143
64 89 113 59 147 171 58 171

67
11 89 30 38 61 27 60 170

58
9 82 -

45
8 84 -

Getting Electricity
Registering property Getting credit Protecting Investors Paying Taxes Trading Across Borders

51
41 32 28 43 159

50
61 8 29 19 155

Enforcing Contracts
Closing a Business

46
178

48
181

40
183

39
183

39
165

Starting a business before Reforms

Requirement for the company statutes drafted by attorney Need for Public notary to certify the statutes Need to publish the statutes in official gazette Need to register the company at tribunal courts Payments for the above services and each service had a different location of payment.

Reforms introduced
Introduction of new Company Law, 2009. Creation of Office of the Registrar General Elimination of requirements of mandatory statutes, public notary services, different payment locations Introduction of consolidated forms Removal of mandatory publishing of statutes Introduction of flat fees for registration

Reforms contd
Introduction of free online registration services Reducing time from 24 to only 6 hours of registration Reducing all procedures to only two and costs to only 25 USD for those who want to pay. Abolition of minimum capital Removal of number of shareholders.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A ONE STOP CENTER

1999 law on investment provided for OSC 2003, OSC was operational 2005, RIEPA used contact persons/officers 2006, RIEPA got designated officers with no powers 2007, RIEPA got full mandated officers 2008, RDB was created making a mega OSC Officers from all government institutions offering related services are housed at RDB

COMPOSITION OF A OSC
Business registration Investment registration Immigration services ( work permits & visas) Rwanda Revenue Authority ( customs) Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Utility provider ( water & electricity) Public notary Payment point for RRA

Challenges
Mindset of the people Communication Conflicting institutions

Lessons to share
High level commitment of the leadership Detailed organisation Working on timelines Learning from best practices Readiness to reform boldly and broadly Engaging private sector at all levels

THANK YOU