Ghana’s corporate legal environment is primarily regulated by the Companies Act 2019, which established a Registrar of Companies (RoC) separate from the Registrar General’s Department (RGD). The RGD was responsible for business registration under previous iterations of the act, but the legislation shifts its responsibility to improving service...
A series of laws were passed in recent years aimed at supporting the development of Ghana’s private sector. These changes addressed long-standing impediments to investment and created a supportive regulatory environment that facilitated the growth of entrepreneurships; micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and large corporations...
This chapter introduces the reader to the different aspects of the legal system in Ghana in partnership with B&P Associates. It also contains a viewpoint with Adelaide Benneh Prempeh, Founder, B&P Associates.
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