AmCham Rafting Tour

Saturday, August 15, 2020

AmCham Georgia organized a day rafting tour for member company representatives, their families and friends. There were around 60 attendees. After rafting on Aragvi river, guests had lunch and hung-out at the Jomardi Adventure Camp facility by the river. The kids made use of the high-wire tree climbing!! AmCham members were joined by the US Ambassador Kelly Degnan and a number of other members of the Embassy team. A great time was had by all.

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CLT Committee Meeting

Friday, July 24, 2020

AmCham organized another CLT committee meeting to discuss a draft law on entrepreneurs with the involvement of co-drafters of the law - Giorgi Jugeli of the Investors Council and Shalva Papuashvili of GIZ.

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AmCham Cocktail Reception

Friday, July 17, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted a cocktail reception at the beautiful outdoor space of Stamba Hotel. AmCham President Mr. Michael Cowgill greeted the guests and expressed our happiness at being able to safely meet again in person, after these difficult times.

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Meeting with UK Ambassador - Justin McKenzie Smith

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted UK Ambassador to Georgia at an online meeting with members. The ambassador, who will soon be departing after 4 years, talked to AmCham members and partners about his interesting experience in Georgia and shared his views on various issues on UK-Georgia relations. The meeting involved a lively Q+A.

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AmCham members meet Mr. Mikheil Khidureli

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

AmCham Georgia organized a meeting with the Head of Enterprise Georgia, Mr. Mikheil Khidureli who presented on the new programs that Enterprise Georgia have developed in response to Covid 19, to support businesses, and which represent a dramatic expansion on Enterprise Georgia activities, as well as on their efforts to attract investments, followed by Q+A.

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CLT Committee Meeting

Thursday, June 18, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted a virtual CLT committee meeting to discuss new draft law on entrepreneurship. In order to have a more productive discussion co-drafters of this law Mr. Giorgi Jugeli, Legal Expert at the Investors Council and Deputy Head of Legal Programme at GIZ, Mr. Shalva Papuashvili were also invited, who kindly participated in the discussion and answered members' questions.

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Tourism Committee meeting

Thursday, June 18, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted a virtual Tourism committee meeting with Ms. Rusudan Mamatsashvili First Deputy Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration. Committee members had a chance to discuss current issues, future plans of Tourism Administration and ways in which AmCham can support the tourism sector's recoveries.

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Meeting with Ms. Natia Turnava and Mr. Levan Davitashvili

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

AmCham Georgia organized a meeting with the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Ms. Natia Turnava and with the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Mr. Levan Davitashvili. They were joined with Deputy Minister, Mr. Irakli Nadareishvili , Head of National Tourism Administration, Ms. Mariam Kvrivishvili and Mr. Mikheil Khidureli , Head of Enterprise Georgia. Speakers presented the current activities and future plans of their respective ministries followed by a lively Q&A session which covered a wide range of issues. The meeting was attended by around 100 representatives of member companies.

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AmCham Georgia hosted EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzell

Thursday, May 28, 2020

AmCham Georgia hosted EU Ambassador to Georgia, Carl Hartzell, at an online meeting with members. The ambassador presented to AmCham members and partners the short presentation of the work of the EU in Georgia. Members had an opportunity to discuss the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on foreign businesses in Georgia, followed by Q+A.

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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

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H.E. Kelly C Degnan meets AmCham members online

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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Education and Training committee meeting

Friday, April 10, 2020

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