Companies and Intellectual Property Authority

CIPAGovernment parastatal overview

Formed| 25 March 2011 (2011-03-25)
Jurisdiction| Botswana
Headquarters| Gaborone, Botswana
Government parastatal executive|

* Paul Conductor Masena, Chief Executive Officer

Parent department| Ministry of Trade and Industry of Botswana
Website| www.cipa.co.bw

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

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There are many different types of companies, including:

* Private Company
* Public Company
* Close Company
* Company Limited by Guarantee

## See also

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

## References

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

## External links

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* Official website

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