Botswana’s ease of doing business on spotlight

27 Octobre 2017

Gaborone, Botswana, October  27 (Infosplusgabon) - As part of efforts to improve the ease of doing business in, authorities have launched the "Botswana One Stop Service Centre (BOSSC).

Opening the Centre on Friday, the authorities said BOSSC will shorten and simplify administrative procedures and guidelines for the issuance of business approvals, permits and licenses, thereby removing bottlenecks faced by investors in establishing and running businesses in Botswana.”

Vincent Seretse, the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, said officers from the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, the Ministry of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development and the Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation have been seconded to the BOSSC offices whereas all other service providers will continue to facilitate investment from their respective offices.

Botswana’s ranking in international competitiveness indicator such as the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index and the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business have not been satisfactory.

Reports say that the BOSSC launch is a quest to improve the business environment in Botswana.

The Centre is to provide an investment facilitation mechanism where relevant government agencies are brought to a single cohesive structure that coordinates and streamlines processes to provide prompt, efficient and transparent services to investors.

FIN/INFOSPLUSGABON/PLM/ GABON 2017

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