Online meeting with Her Excellency, Kelly C. Degnan, US Ambassador to Georgia

Tuesday, May 04, 2021

AmCham Georgia hosted Her Excellency, Kelly C. Degnan, US Ambassador to Georgia, at an online meeting with members. The ambassador discussed the current situation in Georgia, the United States and the region and US-Georgia relations. The presentation was followed by a dynamic Q+A.

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Tourism Committee meeting

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

AmCham Georgia organized a virtual meeting of the Tourism Committee with USAID Economic Security project team who presented their tourism support programs. The presentation was followed by a Q&A.

In addition, AmCham Executive Director Mr. George Welton reported on the meeting he recently had with the Deputy Minister of Economy and the head of GNTA. Members had an opportunity to update each other with the current challenges.

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Album AmCham Meeting with Ambassador John F. Tefft

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

AmCham Georgia organized a virtual meeting with Ambassador John F. Tefft, former Ambassador to Georgia, Ukraine and Russia on Biden's policy towards the region. The meeting involved a lively Q+A.

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CLT Committee meeting

Monday, April 12, 2021

AmCham hosted a virtual CLT Committee meeting to discuss employment dispute practice in Georgian courts.

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Agribusiness Committee meeting

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

AmCham hosted a virtual Agribusiness Committee meeting to discuss the current situation in the sector. In particular the Committee discussed: agricultural land investment plan procedure, update on Brown Marmorated Stinkbug (BMSB) / parosana and overview on the new Georgian Nursery Association (GEOSSA).

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CLT Committee meeting

Thursday, March 18, 2021

AmCham CLT Committee met on 18 March. The Committee discussed ongoing current legal issues and AmCham’s involvement. In particular the Committee discussed tax issues, new provisions as to VAT taxation, labour code amendments and their practical implementation and draft regulation on foreign ownership of agricultural land via investment plan route.

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Meeting with AmCham Executive Director Mr. George Welton

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

AmCham Georgia organized a virtual meeting with AmCham Executive Director Mr. George Welton on his research on the challenges of Georgia-EU trade which he conducted for EBRD. The presentation was followed by a lively Q+A.

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Tourism Committee meeting

Thursday, March 11, 2021

AmCham Georgia organized a virtual meeting of the Tourism Committee hosting hospitality data company STR with the invited guests Ms. Sophie Hanlon, the Senior Business Development Manager and Mr. Jakub Klimczak, Regional Manager of Central Europe. The speakers presented about the last year impact and shared their views on future. The presentation was followed by a Q&A. Members also had an opportunity to share updates about the current challenges of the sector.

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Tourism Committee meeting with invited guests

Thursday, February 25, 2021

AmCham Georgia organized a virtual meeting of the Tourism Committee with invited guests Mr. Borivoj (Borik) Vokrinek and Ms. Tekla Iashagashvili from Cushman & Wakefield who presented about the "Outlook of Hospitality Market". The presentation was followed by a Q&A.

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Meeting with International Financial Institutions in Georgia

Monday, February 22, 2021

On February 22 AmCham Georgia hosted a Zoom meeting with International Financial Institutions in Georgia represented by Catarina Bjorlin-Hansen, EBRD Regional Director for the Caucasus, Maciej Czura, European Investment Bank Head of Regional Representation for the South Caucasus, Sebastian Molinueus, World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus and Shane Rosenthal, Asian Development Bank Country Director for Georgia.

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AmCham Meeting with the Ambassador of Georgia to the United States David Bakradze and the Deputy Chief of Mission Giorgi Tsikolia

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

AmCham Georgia organized a virtual meeting with the Ambassador of Georgia to the United States David Bakradze, the Deputy Chief of Mission Giorgi Tsikolia and the General Consul in San Francisco Levan Beridze. They gave their take on current US politics, the prospects for US-Georgia relations and planned activities to promote Georgia commercially in the US. The meeting involved a lively Q+A.

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Environmental Businesses Committee meeting

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

AmCham hosted a virtual meeting of the Environmental Committee with the invited guest Ms. Nana Takvarelia from CENN who presented on their new project Sustainable Food Systems for Climate Resilience, which aims to reduce food waste in the country by facilitating a dialogue between the private, civil, and government sectors and raising awareness. Members had an opportunity to update each other with the current environmental issues.

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Construction and Real Estate Committee Meeting

Thursday, February 04, 2021

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AmCham President, Sarah Williamson TV Interview on US-Georgia relations

Sunday, January 31, 2021

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Investors Council meeting

Friday, January 29, 2021

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