Ghana Merger Control Guide
Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, the LEX Africa member in Ghana, is delighted to share the data privacy guide authored by Sophia Sena Berdie and Gifty Aku Hlordjie. The Guide explores Ghana’s data protection legislation, key data protection provisions as well as the storage, security and retention of personal data. It also highlights the data subject’s […]
Local Equity Participation-Capital Markets to the Rescue?
Why are Local Equity Participation Requirements (LEPRs) important in Ghana’s economy? How do we strike a strategic balance between upholding LEPRs and promoting critically required foreign direct investment (FDI)? How can the promotion of LEPRs be advanced in the context of a lack of local capital depth? These key concerns draw attention to the important […]
Ghana’s 2024 Legal & Regulatory Outlook
In our 2024 Legal and Regulatory Outlook, we recap key regulatory and sector-specific events from 2023 and also project important commercial, legal, tax and regulatory updates across our practice areas that are likely to affect businesses, industries, and the economy. Our Corporate Commercial team discusses anticipated legal and policy developments across various areas, including foreign […]
Ghana’s 2024 Corporate Commercial Outlook
In this edition of our Ghana 2024 Outlook series, our Corporate Commercial team reviews key policies, legislations and decisions enacted in 2023 and their implications for businesses and individuals. The team also provide insight and projections for the year in sectors such as foreign direct investment, international trade, labour and employment, intellectual property and non-profit […]
Ghana’s Financial Institutions & Capital Markets Outlook 2024
In the 2023 report, we highlighted the legal and regulatory themes which we expected to impact activities within the financial services industry in 2023 and discussed the challenges and opportunities those issues would present. In this 2024 edition, we review the key market and regulatory developments from the 2023 financial year, consider how our projections […]
Ghana’s Energy, Extractives & Infrastructure Outlook 2024
2023 was an eventful year in the Ghanaian Energy, Extractives and Infrastructure sectors because of the commencement, progress and completion of key projects including the relocation of Ameri power plants, progress in the Early Power Project, and the granting of Ghana’s first lithium mining lease. Notable in energy was the Gold for Oil policy and […]
Unpacking potential liability and costs of doing business in Africa arising from e-waste
A LEX Africa webinar on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues on the continent. Natalie Scott, director of Werksmans Attorneys, the LEX Africa member firm for South Africa, moderated the webinar and introduced the speakers from other LEX Africa member firms, namely Seyram Dzikunu, a partner at Ghanaian firm Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah, Hend El […]
Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Guidelines to Govern Self-Regulatory Organisations in the Securities Industry
Article compiled by Jonathan Amable, Senior Associate and Aniela Allotey, Associate at Ghanaian member firm Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued the Securities Industry (Self-Regulatory Organisations) Guidelines, 2022 (SEC/GUI/005/02/2023) (the SRO Guidelines) to regulate the recognition, governance and business operations of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in the securities industry. The […]
Securities and Exchange Commission issues guidelines to regulate the Registration of Securities issued to the public
Article compiled by Jonathan Amable, Senior Associate and Aniela Allotey, Associate at Ghanaian member firm Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued guidelines to regulate the registration of securities issued by public companies, closed-end collective investment schemes, statutory bodies, local government authorities and any other entity which issues securities to […]
Key Changes Under the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1094)
Article compiled by Jonathan Amable, Senior Associate at Ghanaian member firm Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1094) (the Income Tax Amendment) was enacted on 31 March 2023 and became effective on 3 April 2023, following presidential assent and its publication in the gazette. The purpose of this update is […]
