PACRO Earmarks Livingstone Office

In line with its mission statement of providing efficient and effective registration systems PACRO is committed to supporting business growth by improving the agency’s operational efficiency and reducing the time and cost of accessing our services for business.  

In this vein the Agency is determined to decentralize its services. After the opening of the Copperbelt Regional Office on 30^th October 2007, PACRO intends to open its Livingstone Office by the end of November 2007.   

These changes are part of an agency-wide process re-engineering and computerization initiative that PACRO is currently undertaking to meet the needs of Zambia’s growing business community and comply with Zambian government policy on public service reform. 

In line with its programme of action for the current financial year, PACRO plans to open a third satellite office in Chipata by the end of December 2007. The satellite offices will offer the same automated services as at the Lusaka Head office. To inform the business community about these developments an outreach campaign in the print and electronic media has been running in the last 3 months. PACRO, by removing administrative barriers to new business registration, has sought to create more enabling environment for much-needed business, trade and investment growth in Zambia. 

The decentralization programme is being supported by the United States government through the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Project (MCA/ZTP).