Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the world's fastest-growing populations, the largest free trade areas, and diverse ecosystems. This strategy reframes the region's importance to US national security interests. It calls for developing a deeper bench of partners and a more flexible regional architecture. US policy priorities include promoting democracy and governance, peace and security, trade [...]
The Chamber is pleased to welcome VXTECHNOLOGIES as a new Gold Member of the American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana. VX TECHNOLOGIES is a Verified Record (VR)™ on Blockchain company that provides secure healthcare and education records at low initial purchase price and low recurring costs. They have created cutting-edge credentialing technology to bring the blockchain to [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, is pleased to announce Obsidian Achernar as our new Gold Member. Obsidian Achernar is evolving to become the financial grid of Africa as we seek to connect Africa to the world and the world to Africa. OA Markets is a vehicle for financial connectivity and growth, with a keen interest [...]
The President, Board of Directors, and the entire AmCham Ghana community are pleased to announce Genser Energy Ghana Limited as a new platinum member. Genser Energy is an energy solutions provider based in the USA with operations in Africa. They currently operate in Ghana and have early-stage projects in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea. They are [...]
In collaboration with the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, AmCham Ghana, on Thursday, July 7, 2022, hosted the Minnesota-Ghana Business Roundtable and a business reception in honor of the visiting trade delegation from the US state of Minnesota. The trade delegation was led by Minnesota Africans United, with support from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. The delegates [...]
The U.S Chamber of Commerce and the American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, will organize the 3rd high-level meeting between US and Ghanaian Government Officials and Businesses on the official visit of the Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Don Graves. The U.S.-Business Forum is aimed at deepening diplomatic and commercial partnerships between Ghana and the United States for [...]
The Chamber, on May 26, 2022, hosted Ashley Ndir, Senior Commercial Liaison to the African Development Bank Group, and Elvire Yéré Kodio, MBA, Commercial Specialist to the African Development Bank, for discussions on the bank's priority areas and strategy in Ghana and also how companies can properly position themselves to engage the bank. The meeting was on the sidelines of [...]
AmCham Ghana Membership, External Relations and Project Manager, Jane Okyere-Aduachie paid a courtesy call on the management of Consolidated Shipping Agencies Limited. This engagement was her first official meeting with Conship. The purpose was to interact with the management to familiarize herself with the company's operations and identify areas where the Chamber can offer assistance. Conship [...]
AmCham Ghana, on Monday, May 23, 2022, hosted the new U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia E. Palmer, at the AmCham secretariate. The Ambassador met with the AmCham Ghana President, Ayesha Bedwei Ibe, and the Board of Directors for discussions on protecting and promoting the interest of U.S. companies as well as collaborating more on issues of mutual [...]
The Manager for Membership, External Relations, and Projects at the Chamber, Jane Okyere-Aduachie, paid a courtesy call on Aedo van der Weij, Managing Director of Cargill Ghana. Cargill has been sourcing cocoa from Ghana for over 40 years and in 2008 opened its state-of-the-art cocoa processing facility in Tema. Today the company has around 700 employees [...]