The Senior Director of Public Affairs and Regulatory for Africa at American Tower Corporation (ATC), Lucretia Deean Fontaine, on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, visited the Chamber to engage with Executive Secretary, Simon Madjie and Manager for Membership, External Relations and Project, Jane Okyere-Aduachie. ATC is the largest independent owner and operator of shared wireless infrastructure in [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, backs AGI’s call on the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) to end discrimination in water tariffs. We are of the opinion that the recent upward tariff adjustments and the reclassification of Bottled Water and Beverage producers to the Commercial (Special Commercial) category are unfair and place an undue burden on companies. The [...]
On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Hajia Alima Mahama, paid a courtesy visit to Cargill’s state-of-the-art cocoa processing facility at the free zones enclave in Tema, accompanied by AmCham Ghana Executive Secretary, Simon Madjie, and the Chief Commercial Officer and Head of the One District One Factory (1D1F) Initiative at the Ministry [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, has always appreciated the government’s efforts to raise more revenue domestically. But as I have indicated in my new year statement, it is imperative that the government consider the impact these proposed measures will have on the cost of production, distribution, and sale of products. Some of the rate increments [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, commends the government of Ghana on inaugurating the Independent Tax Appeals Board (ITAB). We believe this is a notable milestone in creating a business-friendly environment and will go a long way to significantly improve the country’s ease of doing business. The Independent Tax Appeals Board established by the Revenue Administration [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, is pleased to welcome our new #GoldMember, Entravision 365 Digital Ghana Limited to our community of progressive businesses. Entravision 365 Digital is an African online media and ad-technology business with a rich heritage in the African advertising industry. For 21 years the business has represented the largest publishers and platforms [...]
AmCham Ghana, on Thursday, January 19, 2023, hosted executives from United Airlines at the Chamber’s secretariat in Accra. The meeting was to interact with the Chamber’s Executive Secretary, Simon Madjie, to identify possible avenues for collaboration in advancing the mutual interest of United Airlines and the American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana. Present at the meeting were [...]
David Thornton, Regional Senior Vice President at Newmont Africa, on Thursday, January 12, 2023, paid a courtesy call to the American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, to meet with the Chamber’s President, Ayesha Bedwei-Ibe, and Executive Secretary, Simon Madjie. This was Mr. Thornton’s first visit to the Chamber and was accompanied by Newmont’s Vice President for Sustainability & [...]
It is that time of the year again, and the American Chamber of Commerce is grateful for all the blessings, support, and contributions of all members and associates to what we are proud to call a successful year despite all the challenges and uncertainties. 2022 might not go down as we envisaged at the beginning when [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, appointed two new members to its Board of Directors at the 19th Annual General Meeting of Members held on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the Chamber's secretariat in Accra. The new Board Members are Ashok Mohinani, Executive Director of the Mohinani Group, MASCO Foods (KFC Ghana), and Kimathi Kuenyehia, Managing [...]