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Namibia launches online business service program

Xinhua, May 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

Namibia has simplified doing business with the launch of an integrated online client service facility in Windhoek.

The facility that will use a portal called NamBizOne was done in conjunction with a Singaporean company called the Singapore Cooperation Enterprises and the Namibia's Ministry of Trade and Industry.

The portal that will offer access from computers or mobile devices features service instructions on how to set up a business in Namibia.

It will also offer facts and advice on businesses as well as frequently asked questions about doing business in Namibia.

A lead consultant with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise, Kim Leng Tan, said NamBizOne offers seamless and responsive service to businesses and integrates service delivery via the electronic platform.

Kim also said the portal will change service procedures; eliminate paper work; harmonize and standardize data; share common business registration data and become a virtual one-stop shop.

He said the portal will be rolled out in three phases with the launch taking place in 2017; the integration of services' platform coming in 2018; and expansion on licenses and permits in 2019.

According to Kim, during the first phase, company name reservation that used to take 14 working days in the past, will now be done within three working days online, while tax and VAT registration will now be completed within seven days instead of the previous nine.

The last phase of the portal will enable business people to apply for name reservation immediately, while business registration time will be reduced from 14 days to two days.

Tax and VAT registration that will take seven working days in phase one will be done within one working day. Endit