Companies and Intellectual Property Authority explained

Agency Name:	CIPA
Type:	Government parastatal
Jurisdiction:	Botswana
Headquarters:	Gaborone, Botswana
Chief1 Name:	Paul Conductor Masena
Chief1 Position:	Chief Executive Officer
Parent Department:	Ministry of Trade and Industry of Botswana

Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA)^[1] is Botswana's registrar of companies and is a government parastatal. It falls under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. All forms of companies (as permitted by Botswana Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act) are incorporated and registered with CIPA and file specific details as required by the current Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act.^[2] All registered limited companies, including subsidiary, small and inactive companies, must file annual financial statements in addition to annual company returns. Registering of companies is now done online since the introduction of online business registration system launched by Bogolo Kenewendo .^[3]

Types of companies

There are many different types of companies, including:

• Private Company
• Public Company
• Close Company
• Company Limited by Guarantee

See also

• Air Botswana
• Bogolo Kenewendo
• The Voice Botswana
• Botswana Unified Revenue Service

References

1. Web site: CIPA – Protecting Business Interests. en-US. 2019-10-19.
2. Web site: Republic of Botswana - Government portal. www.gov.bw. 2019-10-19.
3. Web site: Congratulations on OBRS CIPA …. But, please do not join the "System e down" cohort Sunday Standard. www.sundaystandard.info. 2019-10-19.

External links

• Official website