Public-Private Sector Construction Permit Reform Advisory Forum held in the presence of sector experts
On February 2, 2021, Addis Ababa City Infrastructure Integration, Construction Permit and Control Authority organized an Advisory Forum on Construction Permit Reform to highlight major reform areas undertaken by the Government and identify challenges faced by the private sector in the Construction Sector with the…
Ministry of Trade and Industry launches an Online Trade Registration and Licensing System
On January, 2021, the Ministry of Trade and Industry launched its eTrade platform, an Online Trade Registration and Licensing System, in the presence of high-level Government officials, development partners and member of the private sector. The launch event was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister and…
Start your business instantly
In the past starting a business required 11 steps over 32 days but now things have changed The past trade registration and licensing system involved 11 steps which included transfers from multiple government offices and took a considerable time of 32 days for completion. In…
Online Trade and Registration System provides new online features
OTRLS platform allows the user to obtain miscellaneous services regarding commercial registration, trade liscence and trade name. All functions have been labeled clearly to attract the user and simplify the procedure as much as possible. All required forms and supplementary documents needed are provided as…
Getting Construction Permit
Cost to get construction permit reduced 90% of the cost to get construction permit for medium to low risk level construction have been reduces. By eliminating 5 previously required procedures. Imagine 105,000 ETB. Only 14 days required to get your construction permit Due decentralizing key…
National Business Portal Launched
The National business portal was launched on Friday the 6th of March 2020. This portal provides several services. Amongst these, the notable once were registering your property online and getting your construction permit online. The Addis Ababa City Administration in collaboration with the Ministry of…
Tax Payment Reforms
Ministry of Revenue has introduced reforms to previous tax payment procedures and protocols keeping in mind customer convenience, administration ease and creating transparent and digital form of record keeping. The reform focuses on three areas. The reforms includes changing frequency of VAT reporting period for…
Trading across borders reforms
Deferral of Payment System saving 8hrs on border compliance time since 2018 Custom Commission has also fully implemented deferral of payment system for imported shipments. Prior to this reform there was a huge congestion at ports with more than 10,000 containers being held back for…