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Doing business in Ghana

The rules, money and people Canadian service firms need to understand before entering Ghana, kept current as policy changes.

What this hub answers

  • Setting up

    What structure, registration and paperwork does a Canadian firm need in Ghana?

  • Getting paid

    How much of an invoice actually comes home after tax, fees and currency moves?

  • Rules and deadlines

    Which new regulations change your costs, contracts or timeline this year?

  • People you can trust

    Who are the lawyers, banks and partners worth meeting before you land?

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Aerial view of Accra, Ghana, showing dense low-rise neighbourhoods stretching to the horizon
GHANA

Getting paid in Ghana: what Canadian service firms need to know about the cedi, tax and moving money home

Citi Sighs4 MIN

Latest on Ghana

Aerial view of hillside homes and roads at Peduase, Ghana, with the Accra plains beyond
GHANA

Ghana shifts bank dollar sales to GoldBod; IMF calls it a corrective step

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Historic stone buildings with towers in Ottawa
CANADA

Canada holds 380,000 permanent resident target to 2029 but keeps founder visa shut

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Aerial view of Accra, Ghana, showing dense low-rise neighbourhoods stretching to the horizon
WEEK AHEAD

Week ahead: Ghana's Nov. 12 budget, Bank of Canada deliberations and Canada's budget debate

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Aerial view of colourful buildings and streets in Lagos, Nigeria
NIGERIA

Nigeria sets ₦15bn capital and local-licence rule for foreign-currency stablecoins

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Black Star Square in Accra, Ghana, on a clear day
CORRIDOR

Ghana drafts stablecoin rules as Canada consults on its own: what corridor payment firms face

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Black Star Square monument in Accra, Ghana, under a clear sky
GHANA

Ghana's inflation rises to 5.5% as services costs jump, days before budget and rate call

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Aerial view of a green hillside with houses and roads in Peduase, near Aburi, Ghana
WEEK AHEAD

Week ahead: Canada's Nov. 5 budget, Ghana's Nov. 12 budget and Nigeria's foreign-loan request

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Aerial view of a hillside town with buildings and roads in Aburi, Ghana
EXPLAINER

Ghana drops its general foreign-capital minimum, but traders still need US$500,000 in cash

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Aerial view of a green hillside with buildings and roads at Peduase, Aburi, Ghana
POLICY WATCH

Canada and Ghana sign letter of intent; Nigeria asks Senate for US$20.5bn in loans

Citi Sighs6 MIN
Historic stone buildings with towers in Ottawa
CORRIDOR

Bank of Canada hikes to 2.5% as Ghana holds at 14% and Nigeria lowers to 23%

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Aerial view of a green hillside with buildings and roads at Peduase, Aburi, Ghana
GHANA

Ghana plans US$10bn nine-sector jobs push; details expected in 2027 budget

Citi Sighs5 MIN
Toronto skyline at sunset
CANADA

Canada adds Express Entry points for high-wage job offers Nov. 3 and waives the LMIA

Citi Sighs5 MIN
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