There
has
been
no
feedback
from
RGD
after
the
training
programme
which
was
offered
by
GSS.
Collaboration
between
the
two
(2)
institutions
has
never
taken
place
making
it
difficult
to
develop
the
database
of
the
various
companies’
information
in
the
country.
The
Ghana
Statistical
service
is
therefore
advocating
for
the
need
to
continue
with
the
collaboration
which
will
be
in
the
best
interest
of
RGD
and
other
revenue
agencies
in
the
country.
OUTDATED
GIPC
LAW
5.6
Amend
GIPC
Law
to
Reflect
the
Changing
Mandate
of
GIPC
The
Ghana
Investment
Promotion
Centre
(GIPC)
submitted
a
draft
GIPC
Law
to
key
business
stakeholders
at
a
meeting
organized
by
PEF
to
review
the
Law.
The
absence
of
the
revised
law
has
significantly
affected
the
business
of
traders
in
the
country.
Generally,
members
of
the
Ghana
Union
of
Traders’
Association
(GUTA)
rate
the
services
and
activities
of
GIPC
as
inadequate
and
are
calling
on
GIPC
to
speed
up
work
on
the
revision
of
the
old
investment
law.
DELAYS
IN
ACQUIRING
APPROVALS
FOR
IMMIGRATION
QUOTAS
5.6.1
GIPC
Should
Play
an
Advisory
Role
on
Immigration
Quota
and
Working
Permit
Issues
Stakeholders
note
that
the
number
of
days
required
to
obtain
working
permits
has
not
decreased.
The
period
required
to
obtain
working
permits
ranges
between
three
(3)
weeks
to
four
[4]
weeks.
This
is
due
to
the
bureaucratic
delay
at
the
Ghana
Immigration
Service.
This
has
been
the
bottleneck
that
hinders
the
goal
of
achieving
the
reduction
in
time
required
to
obtain
work
permits
from
32
to
14
days.
COMMERCIAL
DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
5.7
Delays
in
Commercial
Disputes
Leading
to
Increased
Costs
for
Parties
in
Dispute
Under
the
Judicial
Sector
Reform
Programme
(JSRP),
the
Commercial
Court
was
set
up
to
handle
disputes
among
businesses.
The
Commercial
Court
was
established
on
March
4th,
2005
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