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<p>Ghana's customs service falls under the responsibility of the Ghana Revenue Authority
(GRA) with whom we share a good relationship.</p><p>We support the World Bank's respected
and influential annual Doing Business Survey, which reports on many of the key issues
that businesses face in countries across the world. One important indicator that the
report examines relates to trading across borders. The effectiveness of a country's
customs procedures are highly relevant to this indicator. For Ghana, the 2016 survey
indicated a small improvement in the country's relative ranking for trading across
borders. However, burdensome procedures and corruption at borders are among the most
problematic factors for trade in Ghana. Customs procedures lack efficiency and exporting
and importing require time-consuming paperwork to clear goods at the border. Corruption
and bribery in these processes are widespread. A recent report by US based GAN Integrity
found that whilst Ghana performs best in the West African region for road governance
in relation to customs services, controls and demands for bribes are increasing at
the Tema port exit.</p><p>We continue to follow these matters closely and regularly
raise concerns about the ease of doing business including corruption with the Government
of Ghana.</p>
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