THE GHANA ALTERNATIVE MARKET; A GIFT TO BUDDING SMEs Perhaps the most recurring answer given when small businesses are asked about barriers to their business’s growth, is “access to capital”. Over the years, financial advisors have devised ingenious ways of dealing with the challenge of access to capital, whether for administrative costs, procurement of business…
The Penalty and Interest Waiver Act 2021 (the “Act”) was passed by Parliament and assented to by the President on the 31st March, 2021.
Afua Koranteng listed as Global Law Expert 2022 for Corporate Law In its 10th Annual publication, Afua Koranteng is listed as a Global Law Expert in 2022 for Corporate Law in Ghana. The premier guide to leading attorneys throughout the world, the 2022 edition is viewed by an international audience of company directors, lawyers, accountants,…
USE OF GHANA CARD FOR ALL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS In furtherance of its objective of ensuring the safety of the financial system, Bank of Ghana pursuant to Regulation 7 of the National Identity Register, 2012 (L.I. 2111), hereby directs that with effect from 1st July, 2022, the Ghana Card shall be the only identification card that…
Africa’s infrastructure needs – including road, rail, ports, transmission and power – are considerable, and will become increasingly pronounced on account of the continent’s need for such infrastructure to support its social and economic growth. It is estimated that international investors’ interested in Africa have as much as US$550bn in assets1 that could be deployed…
AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE PARADOX. BY TOM JAMIESON, PARTNER, RO LAZAROVITCH, PARTNER, JO EN LOW, PARTNER, AND ONIS CHUKWUEKE-UBA, ASSOCIATE, BRACEWELL (UK) LLP AND AFUA A KORANTENG, PARTNER, AND EDWARD KORANTENG, PARTNER, KORANTENG & KORANTENG LEGAL ADVISORS. Africa’s infrastructure needs – including road, rail, ports, transmission and power – are considerable, and will become increasingly pronounced on…