Ghana Cannot Contain Two Single Window Operators

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Carlos Ahenkorah has observed that Ghana as a country and signatory to the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement is too tiny to accommodate two Single Window operators in the country. He has therefore challenged the pioneer and only single window operator, Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) to … Read more

Ghana Too Small To Have Two Single Window Operators – Deputy Trade Minister

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Carlos Ahenkorah, says Ghana is too tiny to accommodate two single window operators in the country’s ports. The Ghana Single Window is a secure trade platform that facilitates the exchange of information between the Government of Ghana and the logistics communit. He has meanwhile asked the pioneer … Read more

Beneficial Ownership

On Thursday, February 2, 2017, and Friday, February 3, 2017, the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the Ghana chapter of Transparency International, hosted a workshop on supporting new beneficial ownership transparency champions. The workshop brought together delegates and consultants from many countries including the United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. The workshop was addressed by … Read more

Bawumia Pays Unexpected Visit To Registrar-General’s Department

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday January 18, unexpectedly paid a visit to the Registrar-General’s Department to identify the bottlenecks to acquaint himself with the activities of the state institution, and also to find out its challenges. Dr. Bawumia interacted with owners of businesses and Ghanaians who were at the Department to register their … Read more

Bawumia Pays Surprise Visit To Registrar General

Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia paid a surprise visit to the Registrar-General’s Department on Wednesday to identify the bottlenecks bedeviling the State outfit. Dr. Bawumia interacted with owners of businesses and ordinary Ghanaians who had gone to the Department to register their businesses. He met a lot of people at the registry who also … Read more

Bawumia Pays Unexpected Visit To Registrar-General’s Department [Photos]

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Wednesday January 18, unexpectedly paid a visit to the Registrar-General’s Department to identify the bottlenecks to acquaint himself with the activities of the state institution, and also to find out its challenges. Dr. Bawumia interacted with owners of businesses and Ghanaians who were at the Department to register their … Read more

Bawumia Pays Surprise Visit To Registrar General

Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia paid a surprise visit to the Registrar-General’s Department on Wednesday to identify the bottlenecks bedeviling the State outfit. Dr. Bawumia interacted with owners of businesses and ordinary Ghanaians who had gone to the Department to register their businesses. He met a lot of people at the registry who also … Read more

Meet the Top 50 Women Corporate Leaders In Ghana

WomanRising, Ghana’s leading network of Women Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders and a flagship project of The African Network of Entrepreneurs (TANOE) has released a comprehensive & inspiring list of the Top 50 Women Corporate Leaders in Ghana. The list features 50 leading corporate women from various business sectors including but not limited to Banking, Investments, … Read more

DKM Depositors Want Registrar General To Make Good Promise

Some depositors of defunct Microfinance Company, DKM Diamond are urging the Registrar General to make good on her pledge to commence their repayment by the second week of October. The Official Liquidator rescheduled the refund process from this week to next week because of logistical challenges the auditors; Price WaterHouse Coopers have encountered in the … Read more

RGD To Publish Validated Creditors of DKM Today

The Official Liquidator of DKM Diamond Microfinance, the Registrar – General’s Department has told Citi Business News that it will publish the list of validated creditors of the microfinance company today. Initially, names of all the validated creditors of DKM Diamond Microfinance were scheduled for publication last Friday but was cancelled. The department later explained … Read more

Repayment of DKM Depositors Deferred To Second Week of October

The repayment process for depositors of defunct DKM Diamond Microfinance Company has been deferred to the second week of October. This is due to logistical challenges the auditors, Price Water House Coopers have encountered in the processing of claims for payment. The Registrar General’s Department is therefore unable to commence the repayment process in the … Read more

Certified DKM List Out Monday

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) will on Monday October 3 commence the publication of the list of validated customers of the defunct microfinance institution, DKM. Acting Registrar-General Jemima Oware said the planned publication was initially stalled due to logistical challenges. However, all such issues had been resolved, paving the way for the publication. The list … Read more

Liquidator of DKM Assets Suspects Fraudulent Claims By Depositors

Acting Registrar General, Jemima Oware, has underscored the need for a rigorous process to verify claims of customers of the defunct microfinance company, DKM Diamond. The Registrar-General’s Department which, is the official liquidator, has met affected customers in the Upper East, Upper West, and Brong Ahafo regions as part of efforts to refund monies to … Read more

Companies Not Filing Their Annual Reports To Face Fines From October 3

Businesses that have failed to renew their registration at the Registrar General’s Department in their last financial year or more have just until October 3, to do so or risk paying a fine of GHC300 daily after the deadline. This involves the filing of Annual Reports or Returns which by law, registered companies are required … Read more

DKM Customers Dissatisfied With Repayment Plans

Government’s move to settle the longstanding grievances of clients of the DKM Microfinance Company has taken off on a disappointing note with a number of the depositors in the Upper East region dissatisfied with the refund arrangements. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) shut down the company on Monday May 11, 2015, after it reportedly failed … Read more

DKM Customers To Start Receiving Their Deposits From Next Month

Customers of Microfinance company DKM Diamond are expected to start receiving their deposits from next month. It follows the completion of works by PWC, the firm appointed by the Registrar-General to review the assets of DKM that can be sold to pay the customers of DKM. The Registrar General’s Department will however from today, September … Read more

DKM Customers Bemoan ‘official’ Correspondence Ahead of Meeting

Customers anticipating payment of their locked up cash from the liquidation of assets of DKM Microfinance Company, are displeased about what they refer to as the lack of an ‘official’ correspondence from the Registrar General’s Department. The concerns come barely twenty-four hours to the first of three creditors’ meeting scheduled by the Official Liquidator. The … Read more