UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce

08 Mar

We’ll Strike Off Over 500,000 Businesses From Register – Office Of Registrar Of Companies Warns Again

wontumionlineBusinessJemima Oware, Office of Registrar of Companies, UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce

The Office of Registrar of Companies has reiterated its position to strike off businesses from the register that have not renewed their certificates or filed their annual returns since incorporation. More than 500,000 companies are expected to be affected by this directive. Speaking at a programme organised by the UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce, the Registrar of Companies, Jemima Oware, urged the recalcitrant firms to renew their certificates to avoid the removal of their names from the companies’ registrar. “You need to file all your annual returns and financial position is mandatory 18 months after incorporation and then yearly thereafter.…

01 Mar

Address Economic Challenges, Outright Harassment By GRA Officials On Our Members – Bilateral Chambers Of Commerce To Government

wontumionlineBusinessAmCham Ghana, Canada Ghana Chamber of Commerce, CCI France Ghana, European Chamber of Commerce, European Chamber of Commerce in Ghana, UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce

A group of bilateral chambers of commerce have expressed worry about the threat the current economic challenges is having on the country as a leading and favorable destination for business and investment in Africa. Made up of the American Chamber of Commerce Ghana, the UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce, Canada Ghana Chamber of Commerce, CCI France Ghana and the European Chamber of Commerce in Ghana, they also want government to address the perceived predatory nature and outright harassment by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) officials in the conduct of audits and the resulting imposition of penalties as part of efforts to…