User guide on Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act launched

September 22, 2021 The Registrar General’s Department (RGD), in collaboration with its partners, has launched a soft copy of a user guide on the new Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring Act (CIRA), 2020...

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Registrar-General engages stakeholders on new Companies Act

September 13, 2021 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...

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September 13, 2021 / Comments (0)

Registrar-General reviews companies listed for strike off

July 14, 2021 The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) says it has commenced a review of the sample group of companies listed on its website for strike off. The exercise is to validate companies that...

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July 14, 2021 / Comments (0)

Collapsed fund managers: SEC assures customers of full payment

May 6, 2021 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has assured all affected clients of the collapsed 47 fund management companies that they will receive their money in full. The commission has...

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May 6, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana Card, TIN required for registration of new companies — Registrar General

March 30, 2021 The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) says effective Thursday, April 1, 2021, all clients registering new companies should provide both their National Identification Number (Ghana...

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Beneficial Ownership data will be treated confidential — Registrar-General

February 10, 2021 The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has assured members of the business community that data on beneficial ownership (BO) under the new Company Act, 2019 (Act 992) will be treated as...

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COVID-19 pushes Registrar General to halt penalty increase

July 14, 2020 … extends filing of annual returns to December The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD), has indefinitely suspended its planned penalty increase from GH¢400 to GH¢450 which was...

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Ghana to have Beneficiary Ownership Register by October

May 18, 2020 Plans are afoot for the country to, for the first time, have a Beneficial Ownership Register (BOR) by October this year. The register, when developed, will be accessible on the website of...

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May 18, 2020 / Comments (0)

Registrar-General approves virtual AGM, outlines guidelines

May 15, 2020 The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) has approved the holding of Annual General Meetings (AGMs) virtually to aid companies wrap up the books and submit their annual returns to the...

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RGD attains World Bank standardisation after reforms

May 24, 2019 The Registrar General’s Department (RGD), upon completion of a unification exercise on all the entities involved in business registration, has indicated that it has attained the World...

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