For a majority of small entrepreneurs, business registration still is
a very complicated endeavor
Survey of traders at the Bamako market (Mali)
Survey of traders at the San Salvador market
This explains, at least partly, the high informality rates
in most developing countries
OECD: 2/3 of world working population is informal
ILO, statistics
Reversing the vicious cycle
Since 2005, UNCTAD’s Business Facilitation Program has helped 28 countries clarify their business registration rules.
Procedures are detailed step-by-step, from the user’s point of view.
Business registration processes in 28 countries
Company creation in Guatemala
Company creation in Hanoi (Vietnam)
Comparison dashboard for 7 provinces of Vietnam
Company creation in Tanzania
Lessons learnt: why are business registration procedures complicated?
4 single windows for business registration in operation – 2 more under construction
Basic principles for single windows
El Salvador
Guatemala
Lomas de Zamora (Argentina)
Tanzania
Cameroun (under construction)
Bénin (under construction)
Ger.co: a world index of information portals and single windows
on business registration
