AmCham Ghana Networks Over Beer And Bites

On June 24, 2021, Django Brothers and Smoke ‘n’ Barrel hosted AmCham Ghana for a networking event at the Smoke ‘n’ Barrel bar and restaurant.

The event was to allow members to interact and network in a relaxed and casual environment. It also featured raffle draws with some members winning exciting prizes.

Smoke ‘n’ Barrel is all about its outside space. Wooden seating and planks behind a long bar create a homey atmosphere where ex-pats and locals meet to sip on beers and drinks.

The place features Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Free off-street parking, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Table Service, Delivery, and Outdoor Seating.

Django Bros is West Africa’s first manufacturer of Craft beer & Beverages. Their Beers are handcrafted with the finest ingredients. Their vision is to brew flavorful & unique handcrafted beers, delivering an exquisite experience to the community.

Django currently has three beers IPA, WEISS & LAGER. Our Mixers are one of a kind & we believe they enhance the pleasure of the spirit they are consumed with. Their range includes Tonic water, Hibiscus Tonic water, Soda Water, Ginger Ale, Bitter Lemon & Smoky Cola Recommendation: Try the IPA beer for a treat of flavor & Aroma & Gin with our hibiscus tonic.

TechGulf Donates 1O,800 KN95 Nose Masks To Korle Bu

Technology company, TechGulf Ghana Limited, donated 10,800 KN95 nose masks to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The donation was to support the hospital’s fight against COVID-19.

TechGulf’s CEO, Franklin Asare, during the donation said, Korle Bu, is key to health care delivery in Ghana and TechGulf is willing and ready to assist the hospital in various capacities, including IT for data storage and telemedicine.

Present at the event was the CEO of Korlu Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah, who received the items and expressed his appreciation of the kind gesture, stating it will go a long way to help the hospital protect its staff.  Also present were AmCham Ghana Executive Secretary, Simon Madjie, the hospital’s Director of Administration,  Munir Alhassan, and other senior staff of the hospital and TechGulf.

Gunner Hamlyn, Economic Officer at U.S. Embassy in Ghana, who was also present said the donation by the American-based company represents a significant form of assistance to the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital’s ability to provide quality healthcare and protect medical professionals.

TechGulf Ghana Limited was set up to execute and operationalize the mandate of TechGulf LLC in respect of
introducing US Technology Companies to the Africa Region. One of the key strategic partners of TechGulf is Overland Tandberg, which is a Silicon Valley-based technology company that provides full life cycle data management solutions.

Remarks By AmCham Ghana As Delivered By Simon Madjie To Senator Chris Van Hollen (Chair of the Subcommittee on Africa & Global Health Policy) | Africa-AmCham Summit

Senator Chris Van Hollen, thank you for taking the time to meet with us today. I’m Simon Madjie from AmCham Ghana and we have 120 members who are actively promoting a strong trade and investment relationship between the U.S and Ghana. AmCham Ghana has been the representative arm of U.S businesses and subsidiaries in Ghana for 32 years.

Bilateral trade between the United States and Ghana is about $1.8 billion and U.S FDI stock in Ghana in 2019 is about $1.6 billion. The United States and Ghana signed the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement in 1999 and in 2018, the two countries signed the Memorandum of Understanding to promote trade and investment in strategic sectors during the visit of Secretary Wilbur Ross and members of the PAC-DBIA to Ghana.

Ghana has since been chosen to host the secretariat of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and trading within the Continent has commenced. “As we say in Africa, he who contributes to the building of a house will have a room in that home” This is the time, Honorable Senator, for the U.S Congress to assist Africa to build a credible and inclusive trade bloc, which will make it easier for U.S investors and traders to navigate the market. Areas of support may include; the digital economy, women and youth participation in trade, intellectual property rights protection, customs harmonization, and dispute resolution mechanisms.

I’m happy to announce that Marriott International and Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland are some U.S companies from your home region making a significant contribution to Ghana’s development. At this point, I wish to request that more support is required from Congress to protect U.S companies during business aboard especially exporters of U.S goods and services.

The U.S business community in Ghana and on the Continent joins the call for the developed world to make available vaccines to combat the deadly COVID-19 virus. The U.S administration is commended for its bold plan to make available 500 million doses and the easing of the TRIPS agreement to allow less endowed countries to manufacture vaccines.

Again, thank you very much for meeting with us. Should you be interested in more information about Ghana and the AmCham, I would be delighted to follow up separately.

Advance With Africa AmCham Summit – Day 1

On June 16, 2021, the U.S. – Africa Business Center hosted AmChams from across the continent,  partners, stakeholders, and some government officials for the virtual Advance with Africa AmCham Summit to share the U.S. Chamber’s priorities and expectations for the new U.S. Government’s Administration as well as to strengthen advocacy capabilities to facilitate the ease of doing business in respective markets across Africa.

Day one of the summit featured a Presidential address from Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo on the Future of U.S. -Africa Economic Relations. The President reiterated the importance of the summit and the need to promote cooperation among countries to fight COVID -19 and foster shared prosperity. ”The importance of this event cannot be lost on anyone, especially as the nations of the world strengthen their cooperation to eliminate the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

”It is in the mutual interest of Africa and the United States of America, and indeed the rest of the world to forge relationships that will guarantee prosperity for us all,” the President added.

Other speakers at the summit included Scott Eisner, President of U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, who delivered the welcome remarks, touching on the importance of making Africa engagement a presidential priority, capacity building to support the African continent’s free trade area, deepening and expanding the progress of a whole-of-government approach to enhance the competitiveness of U.S businesses on the continent, and engaging leaders on the continent on policy and regulatory practices to support the growth of the digital economy and trade.

The summit also featured remarks from Don Graves, Deputy Secretary of Commerce at the U.S. Department of Commerce on the State of U.S.-Africa Trade and Investment Relations, and Dana Banks, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Africa at the National Security Council, who presented An Overview of the Biden-Harris Africa Policy. 

The event also hosted panel discussions on Using the AfCFTA as a Vehicle for African Economic Recovery and Tools for Expanding U.S. Commercial in Africa.

WATCH THE FULL SEMINAR HERE

Swagelok Joins AmCham Ghana

The chamber is pleased to announce Swagelok Ghana as our new Gold Member. Swagelok Ghana is the local Sales and Service Centre for Swagelok, providing high-quality fluid management products, and unique problem-solving to fabrication, assembly & build.

Since 1947, Swagelok has been a values-based company committed to doing the right thing in all cases.

Their values orientation plays out in everything from supply chain management to engineering, manufacturing, fulfillment, and sales and service.

As a privately held company, they are not under pressure for short-term financial results. In all areas of business, they attempt to make decisions that are in the best long-term interests of their company, associates, sales and service centers, and customers.

The company’s services include Fabrication Assembly & Build, providing uniquely designed Swagelok solutions to your unique business issues, Tool and Equipment Rental, and Installation Training with a range of courses available to cover your installation training needs.

 

Contact:

+233 302 677469

+233 244 103579

+233 541 002144

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ghana.swagelok.com

PSCAG Discusses Government’s Revenue Mobilization Drive

The Private Sector Anti-Corruption Group (PSCAG), an association-led institution made up of various Chambers in the country, held a closed-door discussion with officials of the Ghana Revenue Authority to assist the country to increase domestic revenue mobilization and discuss some associated challenges with tax collection.

The encounter held on Wednesday, June 10 at the Villa Boutique Hotel in Osu was attended by representatives of the GRA, PwC, KPMG, EY, and heads of the various Chambers of Commerce in the country.

Speaking on reforms at the GRA to aid tax collection, Deputy Commissioner Daniel Edisi, outlined new digital approaches to mobilize revenue across various sectors of the economy.

“Payment of taxes will be cashless and digital to speed up time spent paying taxes and improve accountability in the tax collection process”

In answering questions on the perception of harassment from GRA officials, Mr. Edisi urged the attendees to take advantage of the newly created Tax Audit and Quality Assurance Department (TAQA) to report such officers for investigations and swift sanctions applied.

“Report these recalcitrant officers on condition of unanimity to TAQA and they will be punished accordingly if investigated and found guilty”

Mr. Dominic Naab and Mr. Victor Akogo, also of the GRA addressed attendees and answered questions about withholding taxes, VAT, exemptions, and tax assessment. They advised businesses to desist from making false representations during tax audits. The trade associations also applauded the government for its digital drive in tax collection but urged the GRA to communicate and engage with businesses on regular basis. They also called on the government as a matter of urgency to broaden the tax net and operationalize the TAX APPEALS BOARD.

 

About PSCAG

PSACG is a private sector association formed by the U.K-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC), American Chamber of Commerce-Ghana(AMCHAM), Canada Ghana Chamber of Commerce (CANCHAM), Ghana Netherlands Business and Culture Council (GNBCC), French Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ghana (FCCIG), and the Association of Ghanaian Industries (AGI) in 2018 with the goal of addressing practices that impact the private sector negatively through advocacy and strategic dialogues.

 

Webster Ghana Campus June Events

Intended for anyone who is ready to go back to school for a quality American Master’s degree, this evening session will offer the opportunity to discover the Webster difference while meeting international faculty, current students, and admissions staff who will answer questions. All attendees will enjoy 30% off tuition should they apply and enroll in the fast-approaching August intake. Event details and to register

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Our undergraduate students have the unique opportunity to earn an American degree right from Ghana while also being able to spend up to 1 year abroad at any of Webster’s 9 global campuses. Parents and students looking at starting college over the next year are encouraged to register and join to get a virtual campus tour and find out all there is to know about becoming a Webster student.

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On Thursday, June 24th after work, we will host our second ever online HR Masterclass, in-line with the new MA, HR Management Master’s degree program offering. Led by renowned Webster faculty from the business school, based in the US and with Ecobank HR Director, Daphne Oppong, as guest speaker; this free session looking at THE FUTURE OF WORK: THE “NEW WORKFORCE” ECOSYSTEM, promises to be insightful and relevant to the current restructuring of how many corporates define staff globally.

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The New US/Africa Relations Webinar

The American Business Council Nigeria, in partnership with the US Chamber of Commerce, AmCham Ghana, AmCham Kenya, and AmCham South Africa, held a webinar to highlight the critical concerns by African Nations and the US Business Community in Africa as well as chart the way forward for the US-Africa relationship.

The meeting featured remarks by the President of the U.S.- Africa Business Center/Sr. Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Scott Eisner, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambs. Mary Beth Leonard, President of the American Business Council Nigeria, Dipo Faulkner, AmCham Ghana President, Ayesha Bedwei, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Akunna Cook, and AmCham South Africa President, Angela Russell.

The event also featured a panel consisting of Terence P. McCulley, Senior Director Africa Practice for McLarty Associates, Aubrey Hruby, Senior Fellow at the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, and Akunna Cook for a discussion on U.S. – African relations.

Announcing The New Business Experience – Advantage Place!

Any firm searching for the perfect office space that offers the important supplementary features besides the convenience of flexible working space, need not look further. Advantage Place is your preferred destination. This iconic world-class edifice is located in the heart of the capital, within the fast-growing financial district of Ridge West. Giving convenience to its occupiers and enhancing the visibility of its occupants are but a few of the advantages and as its name implies, what a tenant would enjoy when situating at Advantage Place.

The concept of its design epitomizes our beautiful Ghanaian heritage and translates onto Advantage Place through a multi-colored Kente mural that clads two opposite sides of the building that emulate the garbs of royals and the affluent Ghanaian as portrayed in our traditions. Our building stands at a height of 51 meters and captivates tenants with a beautiful view of the city and the ocean.

Advantage Place is layered in twelve floors, each in a flexible layout that can accommodate different office designs to the taste of the tenant.  The troubles of parking are zero at Advantage Place as the office block has abutting it an 8-level basement parking block complemented with surface parking.  Advantage Place is a 15 – minute drive away from the Kotoka International Airport and just 50 meters away from the Accra Regional Hospital while keeping close proximity to the best hospitality suites such as The Kempinski Gold Coast City and Movenpick Ambassador Hotel. The plethora of firms and corporate organizations within a 5km radius of Advantage Place makes it not only a competitive facility but gives its tenants a sense of belonging as places them in a prestigious enclave of similar industry players while offering them an unmatched comfort while doing their business.  A bold statement that tenants in other facilities lack.

With a well-equipped gym for your fitness needs and a state-of-the-art cafeteria that serves delectable meals for your nourishment, Advantage Place is second to none on the list of preferred office destinations in its locale.  We urge prospective tenants to look no further.

 

Key Features Of The Building

The building offers the beauty of premium architecture and elegant finishing. Please click the link below to download our brochure and access the key features of the building. www.advantageplace.com

Rent Info

The total square metres for Advantage Place is approximately 9,500SqM. Below are the indicative rent details for space;

  • Rent – $26/sqm (negotiable)
  • CAM Charge – $4/sqm
  • Maximum 5% increase in rent rate after every rent tenure.
  • Parking fee – Nil.
  • At least 1-month rent-free period for fit-out works.

 

Our Noble Concierge Services – The First Of Its Kind In Ghana

At Advantage Place we also offer world-class concierge and property administration management services, the first of its kind in corporate real estate leasing in Ghana.  The service offering christened “At Your Service” (AYS) is a novel concept of property management administration and concierge services that are delivered to all tenants of Advantage Place. This unique lifestyle amenity service offers superior levels of hospitality experience making Advantage Place the ‘place of choice’ for busy executives who desire confidentiality and convenience.

 

 

CONTACT US

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

Advantage Place Mayor Road, Ridge West

Accra – Ghana.

 

DIGITAL ADDRESS

GA – 051 – 1684

POSTAL ADDRESS

Enterprise House PMB 150,

General Post Office,

Accra Ghana.

 

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E-mail: info.properties@enterprisegroup.com.gh

 

For further enquiries and information on the building, kindly contact the undersigned.

 

Kwame Odoi – Agyarko

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Vera Ossei Hyeamann

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