Business Facilitation Programme

UNCTAD's business facilitation programme is a digital government platform that helps governments use technology to simplify and automate public administration.

Our tools make it easier to:

Create businesses
Obtain import and export licenses
Make social security contributions
Pay taxes
Access Covid rescue packages
Process work and residence permits

Our tools benefit:

Entrepreneurs, particularly women and young people.
Businesses needing to operate and trade
Governments seeking to consolidate their revenue base
Administrations seeking to improve efficiency and move away from paper-based systems

Our verified impact includes:

Increased MSME growth
More women and youth entrepreneurs
Faster and more efficient administrations
Reduced corruption
Lower business costs
Improved business environment

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eRegulations

Online information portals that enable the mapping and simplification of enterprise registration, licensing and other procedures relating to investment and enterprise operations.

Trade Information Portals

Online information portals that enable the mapping and simplification of import and export procedures.

eRegistrations

Online single windows that automate and speed up operations such as enterprise creation and registration, obtaining of licenses and permits, payment of taxes and social security.

MSME account

Online single windows, which in addition to e-registrations enable enterprises to automatically generate tax, social security and related filings based on an integrated accounting tool.