Uganda Business Facilitation Centre

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Uganda Business Facilitation Centre
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TypeGovernment Offices
Location1 Baskerville Avenue, Kololo, Kampala
Uganda
Coordinates 00°19′44″N32°36′04″E / 0.32889°N 32.60111°E / 0.32889; 32.60111 Coordinates: 00°19′44″N32°36′04″E / 0.32889°N 32.60111°E / 0.32889; 32.60111
Construction started2018
Completed2022
CostUS$3 million
Design and construction
Main contractor China National Aero Technology International Engineering Corporation

The Uganda Business Facilitation Centre (UBFC) is a government office building in Uganda's capital city of Kampala. [1] The centre is intended to house the offices of key business-related departments, including (a) the Uganda Registration Services Bureau, (b) the Uganda Investment Authority and (c) the Capital Markets Authority. The aim of housing these and other government agencies under one roof is to increase their effectiveness and to improve service delivery to the business community. Ultimately, these actions are expected to improve Uganda's ranking in the ease of doing business. [2]

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Location

The centre is located at 1 Baskerville Avenue, in the neighborhood of Kololo, in the Kampala Central Division, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi), by road north-east of the city's center. [3] The geographical coordinates of the center: 0°19'44.0"N, 32°36'04.0"E (Latitude:0.328889; Longitude:32.601111). [4]

Overview

The UBFC is a government centre, whose construction was funded by the government of Uganda, with facilitation from the World Bank to house the relevant government agencies responsible for registration and licensing of businesses, in an effort to speed up the registration and operationalization of businesses, from the current three weeks an expected four hours. [1] [2]

The centre will house key government agencies that support business registration and licensing. In addition to the three lead institutions, these other institutions will maintain offices in the centre, including the following: (a) Uganda National Social Security Fund, (b) Uganda Export Promotion Board (c) Kampala Capital City Authority and (e) Uganda Ministry of Local Government. [1] [2] Others include (f) Uganda Revenue Authority, (g) National Identification and Registration Authority, and (h) Uganda Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. [5]

Construction

Construction started in January 2018 and was expected to last 18 months. China National Aero Technology International Engineering Corporation is the lead contractor. [2] In February 2021, the completion date was reported as May 2021. [6]

The Uganda Registration Services Bureau was the first government agency to relocate to the newly completed building, starting on 20 September 2022. The Uganda Investment Authority and the Capital Markets Authority are expected to follow by relocating their head offices to this building later in 2022. The remaining government agencies will open operational branch offices at this location as well. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Stephen Otage (30 November 2017). "Uganda close to one-hour business registration". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uanda. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ismail Musa Ladu (2 February 2018). "Business centre to save govt Shs3.4 billion in rent". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Google (18 February 2021). "Road Distance Between Bank of Uganda, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Uganda Business Facilitation Centre, Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Google (4 March 2021). "Location of the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ↑ URSB (23 November 2017). "URSB contracts Chinese firm (CITAC) to build One-Stop-Centre". Kampala: Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Martin Luther Oketch (17 February 2021). "URSB wants fast completion of business centre to save Shs1b on rent". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Javira Ssebwami (22 September 2022). "Massive! URSB relocates to new own magnificent home in Kololo". PML Daily. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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