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Registrar-General deploys Central Beneficial Ownership Register

The Register-General will be deploying a new Central Beneficial Ownership Register for all companies operating in the country.

According to Jemima Oware, this will end the lack of information about the ownership of businesses incorporated in the country which she described as creating a “dangerous and widening gap” in the country’s fight against corruption, money laundering, terrorism financing and other forms of financial crimes.

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Ato Essien wants charges dropped, moves to refund ¢27.5m to state

The founder of Capital Bank William Ato is said to have begun negotiations with the Attorney General to have some of the charges brought against him dropped.

This was disclosed in court by lawyers for Mr Essien, Thursday.

According to the lawyers who led by Thadeus Sory, they are engaging the A-G based on section 35 of the courts’ act.

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