Getting Started

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I – Exporting to Ghana

Getting Started

If you are considering doing business in Ghana, here are some steps you may wish to consider as you get started:

  • Visit the Commercial Service section of the U.S. Embassy at https://www.trade.gov/ghana to get an overview of economic conditions and specific opportunities, connect with sectoral experts, and explore services to find partners and promote your goods and services in the Ghanaian market.
  • The Commercial Service section of U.S. Embassy Ghana offers trade counseling, market intelligence, business matchmaking, and commercial diplomacy to connect with lucrative business opportunities.

II – Investing in Ghana

This section provides information for current and potential investors in Ghana.

1. Potential investors: Getting Started.

If you are considering investment in Ghana, here are some steps you may wish to consider as you get started:

2. Current Investors: Staying Connected

If you are a current U.S. investor in Ghana, the U.S. Embassy wants to stay in touch. Here are a few steps you can take to keep the channels of communication open:

  • Register with the U.S. Embassy: if you are active in Ghana, let us know by sending an email to the contact addresses at the top of this page.
  • Add Commercial and Agricultural Specialists to your mailing lists: we are always happy to stay informed. Send emails to contact addresses at the top of this page.
  • Subscribe to our embassy Facebook page  or Twitter
  • Set up a meeting with our economic or commercial team to discuss any issues that arise. Contact information is listed at the top of this page.

3. Working in Ghana

In this section you will find information on business visas, travel advisories, and anti-corruption tools.

Business Visas

For information on obtaining a visa to visit Ghana, click here

Travel Advisories

Make sure to check the current State Department travel advisory for Ghana.

FCPA

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is an important anti-corruption tool designed to discourage corrupt business practices in favor of free and fair markets. The FCPA prohibits promising, offering, giving or authorizing giving anything of value to a foreign government official where the purpose is to obtain or retain business. These prohibitions apply to U.S. persons, both individuals and companies, and companies that are listed on U.S. exchanges. The statute also requires companies publicly traded in the U.S. to keep accurate books and records and implement appropriate internal controls.

More information on the FCPA can be found here: http://www.justice.gov/criminal/fraud/fcpa/

A party to a transaction seeking to know whether a proposed course of conduct would violate the FCPA can take advantage of the opinion procedure established by the statue. Within 30 days of receiving a description of a proposed course of conduct in writing, the Attorney General will provide the party with a written opinion on whether the proposed conduct would violate the FCPA. Not only do opinions provide the requesting party with a rebuttable presumption that the conduct does not violate the FCPA, but DOJ publishes past opinions which can provide guidance for other companies facing similar situations.

More information on the DOJ opinion procedure can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/criminal-fraud/fcpa-opinions

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