Ghana : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC), Corporate Governance Country Assessment

This report assesses Ghana's corporate governance policy framework, enforcement and compliance practices. It highlights recent improvements in corporate governance regulation, makes policy recommendations, and provides investors with a benchmark against which to measure corporate governance in...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACQUISITIONS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDIT COMMITTEES AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE AUTHORITY BANKS BENEFICIAL OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERS BOARD MEETINGS BUSINESS LAW CAPITAL MARKETS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE CO-OPERATIVES COLLECTIVE COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMON LAW COMMON LAW SYSTEM COMPANIES ACT COMPANY COMPANY LIMITED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDERS CORPORATE BODY CORPORATE DISPUTE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REFORMS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARD CORPORATE SECURITIES CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CORPORATIZATION CORRUPTION COURT SYSTEM DECREE DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT DISCRIMINATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION DUE DILIGENCE DUTY OF CARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ENFORCEMENT POWERS ETHICAL STANDARDS EXCHANGE COMMISSION EXPANSION FAMILY FIRMS FIDUCIARY DUTIES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN INVESTORS FULL DISCLOSURE GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT GOVERNANCE ISSUES INCOME INCORPORATED INDEPENDENT AUDIT INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS INDIVIDUALS INFORMAL SECTOR INSIDER TRADING INSOLVENCY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS INVESTOR PROTECTION JUDICIAL BODIES LARGE COMPANIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SYSTEM LEGISLATION LIMITED LIMITED LIABILITY LIQUIDATION LISTED COMPANIES MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS MARKET INSTITUTIONS MERCHANT BANK MERGER MERGERS MICROENTERPRISES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES OWNERSHIP CONCENTRATION PARLIAMENT PARTNERSHIP PERSONS PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE ENTERPRISE PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC COMPANIES PUBLIC FIRMS PUBLIC OFFERINGS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR REGULATORY AUTHORITIES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS REORGANIZATIONS RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS RULE OF LAW SECURITIES LAW SECURITIES LAWS SECURITIES REGULATOR SHARE CAPITAL SHAREHOLDER SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS SOCIETIES SOCIETY STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS STATE ENTERPRISE STATE ENTERPRISES STATE OWNERSHIP STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGES STOCK MARKET SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARY TAKEOVERS TRANSPARENCY TRUSTS VOTING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/6732815/ghana-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-corporate-governance-country-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8470