The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, in collaboration with Webster University Ghana Campus and Yaw Pare Photography, on February 24, 2022, marked the 2022 Black History Month celebrations with art at the Webster Ghana campus. Held under the theme, The Health and Wellness of Accepting the Remnants of a Haunted Past. (The role of Forts and [...]
The Chamber, on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, hosted a webinar on the state of security in West Africa to discuss the impact of the various coups on Foreign Direct Investment to the region. Speaker for the event, Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, Executive Director of the West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism, provided insight into the history of coup [...]
AmCham Ghana on January 28, 2022, hosted the 2022 edition of the Ghana Economic Outlook forum. Speakers for the event included Abeku Gyan-Quansah, Tax Partner at PwC Ghana, and Eric Osei-Assibey, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Ghana. Their presentations focused on the practical implications of the 2022 budget, provided insight into the government’s tax [...]
United Airlines joined AmCham Ghana in 2021 and has since remained an active member of the Chamber. United, a major American airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, re-launched its services to Ghana with flight UA996 onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Washington D.C to Accra on Saturday, May 16, 2021. The airline runs a thrice-weekly service to [...]
The United States Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie Sullivan, on Friday, 17 December 2021, commissioned the new AmCham Ghana secretariat at no. 10 Mensah Wood Avenue, East Legon, Accra. Also present at the commissioning were AmCham Ghana President, Ayesha Bedwei Ibe, Executive Secretary, Simon Madjie, Counselor for Commercial Affairs at the U.S Embassy in Ghana, Dean Matlack, [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, on December 6, 2021, hosted Cynthia Griffin, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs for Sub-Saharan Africa in Accra, for a roundtable discussion on building a sustainable and profitable franchise ecosystem in Ghana. The roundtable held under the theme, Creating a Profitable Franchise Market in Ghana, had in attendance Dean Matlack, Counselor [...]
We are pleased to announce Trimble as a new member of AmCham Ghana. Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity, and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise [...]
The Chamber is pleased to announce Piedmont Lithium as our new Platinum Member. Piedmont is developing a world-class integrated lithium business in the United States, enabling the transition to a net-zero world and the creation of a clean energy economy in America. Piedmont Lithium is on target to become the only integrated producer of lithium hydroxide [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, on Saturday, November 20, 2021, hosted the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, corporate executives, and chamber members for this year's #Thanksgiving Dinner and Awards night. The event was held under the theme, Celebrating U.S. - Ghana Partnership; Unlocking New Opportunity for Growth. The #AmChamGhanaThanksgiving dinner is held annually to [...]
Honorable Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong; AMCHAM President Ayesha Bedwei Ibe; Distinguished Guests; Friends, Ladies, and Gentlemen; All protocols observed: Good evening everyone! It’s good to see all of you again. I’m so pleased to be here this evening to celebrate Thanksgiving, my favorite American holiday, together. Thanks for your [...]