ATC Ghana has through its philanthropic initiatives, responded to the ongoing COVID-19 Relief efforts by donating to hospitals and other institutions involved in the fight against the pandemic in Ghana. The company donated medical supplies and personal hygiene products to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The items included 600 N95 face masks, 150 PPE, 60 face [...]
Chamber Leads Lawsuit Against Unprecedented Work Visas Restrictions On July 21, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Retail Federation, and others sued to challenge federal restrictions on businesses’ ability to meet their workforce needs through lawful immigration. U.S. Chamber CEO Thomas J. Donohue released the following statement after the suit was filed: [...]
Enacted in May 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has served as the cornerstone of U.S. trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa. Since then, the legislation has received several amendments, with the first extension scheduled for September 2015, after the initial eight years of implementation. However, given the success and bipartisan support of [...]
U.S. GOVERNMENT TOOLS TO FOSTER FAIR & ACCESSIBLE BUSINESS CLIMATES & ROBUST FINANCIAL SECTORS
Kosmos Energy Ghana has donated automated DNA/RNA extraction machine, RNA extraction test kits, and swab kits with transporters worth $50, 000 to the Ghana Health Service to help the Covid-19 fight. Kosmos is confident that these items would complement the aggressive testing initiative of the Government of Ghana by enhancing the ability of GHS to deliver [...]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, P&G has supported the efforts of the Ghanaian government to curtail the spread of COVID-19 with a donation of 11,100 personal protective equipment in the form of face masks. We understand that this donation of protective equipment will support health workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is [...]
Before the novel COVID-19 virus hit the shores of Ghana, United Way Ghana was already collaborating with Standard Chartered Bank Ghana under our overarching program, Improving Basic Education (IBE). This partnership was initiated to improve the teaching and learning engagements of teachers and young learners while providing parents and caregivers the necessary tools to make them [...]
The chamber hosted the maiden AmCham Money Series featuring Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, to discuss among other issues, the effects of coronavirus on the country's economy, investing during and post COVID-19, and the $1 billion SC bank financing for companies. The event was the first of series of webinars to be hosted by the chamber to [...]
The American Business Council, Nigeria, in collaboration with the American Chamber of Commerce, Ghana, hosted a webinar to discuss AfCFTA Implementation Post Covid-19 with the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Wamkele Mene. AfCFTA provides the opportunity for Africa to create the world's largest free trade area, with the potential to unite 1.3 [...]
