CLT Committee Meeting

Friday, May 22, 2020

CLT committee had an online meeting to discuss labor code changes as well as draft law on labor inspectorate. Members expressed their views regarding the proposed changes and came up with a common position in relation to it. The committee also discussed proposed tax code changes in relation to exemptions.

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AmCham Georgia hosted U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Elizabeth Rood

Thursday, May 21, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Elizabeth Rood. Elizabeth has been a huge supporter of AmCham and an active member of the AmCham board.

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Meeting with Mr. Mikheil Daushvili, the Business Ombudsman and Mr. Beka Peradze, the head of Labour Inspectorate

Friday, May 08, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted Mr. Mikheil Daushvili, the Business Ombudsman of Georgia and Mr. Beka Peradze, the head of Labour Inspectorate. They made a short introduction about the regulations that will govern the safe return to work, particularly the activities of the labor inspectorate. This was followed by a lively Q&A session. The meeting was attended by around 100 representatives of member companies.

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Construction and Real Estate Committee meeting

Friday, May 08, 2020

AmCham organized its Construction Committee via Zoom to check-in after the 1st week of reopening construction projects. Participants shared the information about their current projects, related issues and challenges they are facing in the process of post Covid 19 crisis.

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H.E. Kelly C Degnan meets AmCham members online

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted Her Excellency, Kelly C Degnan, US Ambassador to Georgia, at an online meeting with members. The ambassador presented to AmCham members and partners about the US response to the COVID19 crisis, including support of the healthcare sector, social support and technical assistance. The presentation was followed by a lively Q+A, which covered a wide range of issues. The meeting was attended by 120 representatives of AmCham member companies.

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Education and Training committee meeting

Friday, April 10, 2020

Amcham hosted a virtual Education and Training committee meeting with Lasha Margishvili, the Head of the Higher Education Quality Assurance Dept of the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (EQE) at the MinEd.

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Georgia Red Cross Presentation

Tuesday, April 07, 2020

AmCham Georgia organized a Zoom conference meeting for AmCham members hosting the Georgia Red Cross and Tbilisi City Hall represented by Mr. Ilia Eloshvili, the Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi. Ms. Natia Loladze, President of the Georgia Red Cross Society and the Governing Board member of the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies and Ms. Olga Dzhumaeva, Head of Country Cluster for South Caucasus of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies presented on behalf of the International Federation regarding the emergency response to COVID-19 in the region and worldwide. Mr. Ilia Eloshvili, Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi presented about the joint response of the Georgia Red Cross Society and Tbilisi City Hall on emerging needs in Tbilisi city. Members had an opportunity for Q&A.

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AmCham Online Happy Hour

Friday, April 03, 2020

AmCham hosted an online Happy Hour - where member had the chance to catch-up on everything that is going on, and share their experiences.

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CLT Committee, Tourism Committee, Construction and Real Estate Committee meetings

Friday, April 03, 2020

The Commercial Law and Tax Committee, the Tourism Committee and the Construction and Real Estate Committee all had meetings today. Each meeting discussed the new situation - including issues about government coordination and the allowance of exceptions, how businesses will be able to get back to work and how AmCham can help with private sector/government coordination. All three committees will be meeting regularly in the next few weeks to carry-on coordinating our responses.

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Agribusiness Committee meeting

Thursday, April 02, 2020

The Agribusiness committee met to discuss the current situation in Georgia and how it is affecting food production. The group discussed their current circumstances and the challenges of finding and managing workers, difficulties with input supply and how the government is responding to the situation in the short and long-term. The committee agreed to meet again in two weeks.

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Education and Training Committee Meeting

Friday, March 27, 2020

AmCham Education and Training Committee met to discuss the current situation in the sector. The group started by discussing the way in which they are transitioning to online teaching, and the challenges that is creating. They also discussed how the current situation is changing the sector as a whole and the opportunities that this might create for the future. The committee will meet again in a few weeks to have a more detailed discussion with the government about policy in this area going forward.

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Tourism Committee meeting

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

AmCham Georgia held the first online meeting of the Tourism Committee. Member companies discussed the current challenges of hospitality sector during Covid19 crisis. Issues included operations and occupancy, staff salaries, government programs and financial restructuring opportunities, hotels support in providing venues as quarantine zones.

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AmCham/GWMA Waste Expo 2020

Thursday, February 27, 2020

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George Welton inteview on Climate Change for BM.ge

Monday, February 24, 2020

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AmCham Business Roundtable

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

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