Rwanda’s New Companies

The Government of Rwanda has introduced several reforms since 2009 that have significantly improved the domestic business environment. One of the reforms is the one-stop shop for business registration. Making use of newly available administrative data sources such as tax and company registrations records, this paper sheds light on the effects of the introduction of the one-stop shop on company registrations, taxes, employment, and exports between 2008 and 2012. The paper finds sizable benefits to Rwandas efforts, which are mostly driven by the registration of large and mid-sized companies, with a limited contribution from small and micro-sized ones. The use of a newly available data source highlights the potential uses of growing bodies of administrative data and their possible shortfalls.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Savini Zangrandi, Michele, Mogollon, Maria Paulina
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-12
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT, CORPORATE PROFITS, GROWTH RATE, MONETARY POLICY, PERSONAL INCOME TAXES, EXPORT MARKETS, CORPORATE INCOME TAX, EXCISE TAXES, TAX EXEMPTION, ADDED TAX, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, VALUE‐ ADDED TAX, BARRIER, WITHHOLDING TAX, SHOPS, INCOME, INTEREST, PRIVATIZATION, EXCHANGE, BRANCHES, PROPERTY RIGHTS, ENTREPRENEURS, TAX BASES, EXCLUSION, RENT TAXES, JOB‐CREATION, MORTGAGE, REGISTRATION TAXES, COMPANIES, STARTUP, FIRM SIZE, TAX, COMMODITY EXPORTS, INCOME TAX, REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, TAX RECEIPTS, TAXABLE INCOME, BRANCH, BANKRUPTCY, VALUE‐ADDED TAX, INTERNATIONAL BANK, COMMUNICATIONS, MORTGAGE LAW, EXISTING BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL BANK, CORPORATE INCOME TAXES, NATIONAL BANK, PRIVATIZATIONS, TAX REGIME, TAX EXEMPTIONS, VALUE ADDED TAX, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, MARKETS, FIRM, TAX BASE, SMALL FIRMS, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, LICENSING, REAL ESTATE, PURCHASING POWER, TAXES, SHOP, TURNOVER TAX, INCOME TAXES, INVESTORS, REGULATORY AGENCIES, FIRMS, TAX RATE, FINANCIAL STABILITY, BARRIERS, TAX REVENUE, CORPORATIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES, TURNOVER, FUTURE, JOB CREATION, THIRD WORLD, EXPENDITURES, INCOMES, FIRM PERFORMANCE, SMALL ECONOMY, MARKET, COMPANY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, DIVERSIFICATION, OUTPUT, RATE OF GROWTH, INSURANCE, TAXATION, PERSONAL INCOME TAX, EXPORT SECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TRADE, INTERESTS, TAX REPORTING, INVESTOR, INVESTMENT, SHARE, ADDED TAXES, INTERNATIONAL STANDARD, TAXPAYERS, TAX‐BASE, REVENUE, INVESTMENTS, COMMUNICATION, AUDIT, COMMODITIES, REGULATORY BURDENS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENTREPRENEUR, SEE, COMMODITY, GUARANTEE, WITHHOLDING TAXES, VALUE‐ADDED TAXES, MICROENTERPRISES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25727124/rwanda’s-new-companies-overview-registrations-taxes-employment-exports https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23626
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