Tag: Companies Act
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Registrar-General engages stakeholders on new Companies Act
The Registrar-General’s Department has engaged stakeholders in the business sector on the draft regulations of the new Companies Act 2019, (Act 992) to ensure smooth implementation. The engagement was to solicit valuable comments, suggestions, and contributions from stakeholders to improve the quality of the document to ensure it produced a practical and effective Regulations to…
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Registrar-General’s Department introduces new electronic system for business registration
The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD), has announced the introduction of a new electronic system to aid in the processes and procedures of registering companies in the country and promote government’s efforts at improving the ease of doing business in Ghana. According to the Registrar General, this is in compliance with the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992)…
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Registrar General urges companies to update their records to avoid deletion
The Registrar General, Jemima Oware, says her outfit will continue to sanction businesses that fail to file their annual returns or update their records with the Registrar General’s Department. She told Citi Business News it is illegal for any company which has not met these requirements, to continue operations per the Companies Act. The latest…
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Registrar-General to delete nearly 600,000 unserious firms from Companies Register
More than 600,000 companies could have their names deleted from the database of companies, the Registrar-General, Jemima Oware has stated. According to her, these registered companies have been dormant for a while, and have not shown any signs of renewing or updating their records with the Registrar-General’s Department. The companies are part of the over…
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President Akufo-Addo assents new Companies Act
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given assent to the new Companies Act replacing the 1963 version. This was after the new Act was brought to him from Parliament on Friday, 2nd August after it was passed in May this year. President Akufo-Addo made this known on Saturday, 3rd August, 2019, when he delivered the keynote…