If you are like many people who know how important it is to do business in Africa right now, you have the idea and do not know where to start. Maybe you want to export, farm there, or sell something there. In this article we recognize that Africa is a huge Continent, so we'll take a closer look at individual countries. We start with how to establish a business in Ghana. The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act (GIPC) outlines the fundamental requirements of Non-Ghanaians starting a business in Ghana.
Doing business in Ghana is actually not as hard as it may seem at first. The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre Act (GIPC) outlines the fundamentals for Non-Ghanaians starting a business.
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