The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, on Friday, January 10, held the 2020 Economic Outlook Forum to provide members with insights on the 2020 Budget Statement of the Government of Ghana, the implications of tax and fiscal policies on businesses as well as highlight compliance with existing and emerging legal and regulatory policies. Abeku Gyan-Quansah, Tax [...]
The Ghanaian economy continues to perform better than the global economy, and this is projected to continue in the medium term. Though ambitious, the projected GDP growth rate of 6.79% for 2020 is expected to be driven mainly by the non-oil sector. Also, Ghana is gradually building industrial capacity, and growth in the industry is projected at [...]
United Way Ghana, at its Community Builders Awards on Thursday, December 5, 2019, honored the American Chamber of Commerce in Ghana for supporting the organization to undertake one of its major projects. The Community Builders Awards Dinner was organized to appreciate volunteers, partners, and corporate institutions for their tremendous support towards United Way Ghana’s impact work in the [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers, has launched the State of American Business Study 2020. The study will serve as a pulse check of the current United States business environment in Ghana and provide an overview of the contributions of American companies to Ghana's economy. PwC first supported the Chamber with the [...]
The American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, hosted a dinner in honor of Stephen Censky, Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and his business delegation who are in Ghana for a three-day (October 28-31, 2019), trade mission seeking to unlock new export opportunities in West African as part [...]
The U.S. - Africa Agtech Forum on Agricultural Technology came off on the margins of the Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce partnered with The World Food Prize, The World Bank, the African Development Bank, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and Cultivation Corridor to bring together over 150 attendees, including U.S. Government [...]
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kosmos Energy, Andy Inglis, accompanied by Country Manager, Joe Mensah, and Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, on Wednesday, October 2, 2019, officially opened the Kosmos Innovation Centre Incubation Hub in Accra. The hub is a 3,053 square meters multipurpose facility with co-working spaces and training rooms with the capacity to [...]
AmCham Ghana met with Pyxera Global and Jaipur Rugs to discuss opportunities in Ghana’s weaving industry and means to promote and preserve craftsmanship in the sector, and also connect it to the global supply chain under the African Artisan Community Engagement and Export Initiative. Under-resourced artisan communities face constant challenges that pose a significant risk to their [...]
AmCham Ghana President, Joe Mensah, met with Pamela Ward, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs & Regional Commercial Officer Sub-Saharan Africa. They discussed improving America's involvement in the development of Ghana and means to further improve direct trade between the two nations by making it easier for traders and supplier to source directly from the United States. [...]
AmCham Ghana, under the auspices of the U.S. Ambassador and the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, hosted selected delegates of the just ended 2019 African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) for a business reception. The reception which was hosted at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana allowed AmCham Ghana members to interact with the selected delegates, [...]