Representatives from AmCham Ghana member company KEK Insurance Brokers paid a courtesy call to the Chamber on February 8, 2023, to engage with the Manager for Membership, External Relations, and Project, Jane Okyere-Aduachie. The visit is in line with the Chamber's commitment to continually engage member companies to identify the various challenges they face doing business [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, is pleased to announce Sewia Mining Limited as a new #GoldMember of the Chamber. Sewia Mining is a Ghana-based LLC providing precious metals and comprehensive logistics services to clients all over the world. Since 2016, they have been part of Ghana's ingenious precious minerals industry providing minerals ranging from gold, [...]
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, on Thursday, February 2, 2023, hosted members for its maiden 2023 event dubbed the AmCham Ghana Welcome Reception at the Chamber's Secretariat in Accra, Ghana. The event was to create a networking opportunity for members to interact and form new relations and possible business partnerships for future collaborations. The Chamber [...]
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 [...]
It's finally here – event supplies that are good for people and the planet! The Sustainable Events Collection is the result of a fruitful collaboration between a 3M Impact Elevate (formerly known as “Catalyst”) pro bono program facilitated by PYXERA Global(www.pyxeraglobal.org) and Global Mamas ( www.globalmamas.org) that kicked off in 2020. Concerned about the amount of plastics [...]
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 [...]