AMCHAM EVENTS

- AmCham Roundtable Meeting– Wednesday, May 23, 2012, Venue TBA

AmCham events that are being planned later this season, besides regular roundtables, luncheons and committee meetings:

- AmCham 14th Anniversary Gala – Saturday, June 2, 2012
- AmCham General Assembly, Elections of the AmCham Officers and Board Directors – Wednesday, June 6, 2012
- US Independence Day Picnic – Saturday, July 7, 2012

For more information regarding the upcoming events, please contact AmCham Georgia.

Call for PS Investment Proposals in Kakheti
(posted on May-15-2012)

Competitive Alternatives - KPMG's Guide to International Business Location Costs (2012 Edition)
(posted on May-15-2012)

Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel has New General Manager
(posted on May-1-2012)

Grant Thornton: Improving business optimism in mature economies offers hope for global recovery
(posted on Apr-30-2012)

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - AmCham Members Only Luncheon Meeting

Kakha Bendukidze: "Radical" Reforms Necessary to Improve Economic Growth

Former Minister for State Reforms Kakha Bendukidze noted Georgia requires high rates of growth to offset years of economic depression in the 1990s during a candid meeting with members on May 8 at the Sheraton Metechi Palace Hotel.

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 - CSR Committee Meeting

AmCham CSR committee held a meeting on May 1 at 5:00pm at the conference room of Centre for Training and Consultancy - CTC.

The hosts presented the details of the upcoming CSR conference/exhibition we plan to do together with CSR committee's support on May 31 at CTC premises.

Any inquiries about the committee or the conference should be sent to Keti Sidamonidze.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - AmCham Roundtable Meeting

GeoStat: New reforms increase transparency, trust

The National Statistics Office of Georgia is improving the quality of its data - and striving to bolster confidence in its products, according to Zaza Chelidze, the head of the office.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - AmCham Members Only Luncheon Meeting

On April 11, members gathered at the Radisson Blu Hotel for a luncheon networking meeting and in order to hear from the key-note speaker of the day Mr. Luis Navarro, Georgia Country Director of the National Democratic Institute. Mr. Navarro presented results of a survey on public attitudes in Georgia that had been conducted earlier in February by Caucasus Research Resource Center for NDI and that had resonated widely in the Georgian public. During the Q&A session, a closed-door media-free discussion was held where members were able to put various questions to the speaker.

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - Trade and Transportation Committee Meeting

AmCham Trade and Transportation Committee has been rebranded this April. The Committee Co-chair Mr. John Braeckeveldt facilitated the discussion about the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) and about further deepening trade and investment relations with the US. If any AmCham member wishes to join the monthly committee meetings, please contact Keti Sidamonidze.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 7th Golden Brand Awards Ceremony Held at the Radisson

On April 4, 2012 Global Idea and newspaper The FINANCIAL, with support from the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia and Tbilsi City Hall, held the 7th yearly Golden Brand 2011 awards ceremony revealing the best brands of the past year. Radio partners of the ceremony were Fortuna and Fortuna Plus. Special gifts for guests were made by Flowers.ge.

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March 28-29, 2012 - 11th Georgian International Oil, Gas, Infrastructure and Energy Conference & Showcase (GIOGIE)

The 11th Georgian International Oil, Gas, Infrastructure and Energy Conference & Showcase - GIOGIE was held at the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel on 28-29 March 2012 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The event was officially supported by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia, Ministry of Environment Protection of Georgia, Georgian National Investment Agency, American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia, British Georgian Chamber of Commerce (BGCC) and Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - AmCham Roundtable

Amcham members gathered at the Tbilisi Marriott Hotel on March 27 to network and to hear from the US Ambassador as well as from Ralph Burleson, Founding Member and Chief Technology Officer at the GeoCapital Microfinance Organization. Besides, Lasha Gogiberidze of BGI informed those attending of a new charity initiative "Borani" Charity Fund.

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Friday, March 23, 2012 - AmCham Commercial Law and Tax Committee Meeting

Committee Co-Chair Mr. Justin Bancroft with other committee members facilitated the discussion about the status of the action points and the amendments to banking lien; also about the RS working group on alternative audit and tax code commentaries. The one issue that was also discussed at the committee was the idea of creating of the subcommittees to discuss particular issues. If any AmCham member wishes to join the monthly committee meetings, please contact Committee Coordinator and Legal Analyst Gigi Liluashvli.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - CSR Committee Meeting

AmCham CSR Committee members held a regular meeting on Tuesday evening of March 20th. AmCham’s Keti Sidamonidze presented the combined ideas the CSR committee should work on based on the feedback received from members.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012 - AmCham Members Only Luncheon - Three Reasons Why Financial Crisis Worse in EU than in US

The EU Central Bank's limited powers, the imbalance of debts among EU members, and the lack of financial integration in the EU have all contributed to the deep financial crisis in Europe, noted Edward Gardner, the senior resident representative for the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - AmCham Agri-business Committee Meeting

AmCham Agri-business Committee Members held a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 14 at 5pm at the AmCham conference room. Committee members had a chance to talk to guests from Aldagi BCI about insuring agriculture related products, weather, etc. Preceding the discussion Margarita Zhiznevskaya from Financial Brokers Georgia made an overview on Insurance companies and Agri-products.

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Friday, March 9, 2012 - AmCham Commercial Law and Tax Committee Meeting

Committee Co-Chair Mr. Ted Jonas facilitated the discussion about the issues provided in the meeting agenda and introduced new committee members. If any AmCham member wishes to join the monthly committee meetings, please contact Committee Coordinator and Legal Analyst Gigi Liluashvli.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - AmCham Roundtable
Giorgi Pertaia: 2011 "More positive than negative" for taxpayers

Sarah Williamson, 1st Vice-President of AmCham, started by highlighting the work of the American Chamber of Commerce in Georgia in successfully lobbying for the reversal of last year’s amendment to the tax code and law on enforcement procedures. The changes, which undermined the reliability of bank collateralized debt, were widely considered damaging to the business environment. AmCham had been in close consultation with the government on this issue and had been lobbying hard for the reversal of the changes. On the 19th February, the Prime Minister announced that this law will be reversed in the current parliamentary session.

The Ambassador presented his thoughts to AmCham on the Oval Office meeting and ‘next steps’.

Giorgi Pertaia, the Business Ombudsman, spoke about the work of the business Ombudsma’s office and a year where many challenges facing tax-payers have been overcome.

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Friday, February 17, 2012 - AmCham Commercial Law and Tax Committee Meeting

Committee Co-Chair Mr. Ted Jonas facilitated the discussion about the issues of the meeting agenda and provided a brief update concerning meetings with the State Officials. Also committee members discussed the requests of the new members who would like to join the committee and prioritized several areas as the committee’s next deliverables. If any AmCham member wishes to join the monthly committee meetings, please contact Committee Coordinator and Legal Analyst Gigi Liluashvli.

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Thursday, February 15, 2011 - Special AmCham Roundtable meeting

National Security Chief Meets AmCham Members

Gigi Bokeria, head of the National Security Council and an influential member of the ruling party, met with AmCham members during a candid, two-hour question and answer session.

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - AmCham Agri-business Committee members met with USDA representative

AmCham Agri-business Committee Members held an ad-hoc committee meeting on Tuesday, February 14 at 6pm at the AmCham conference room to meet and talk with Mr. Clay Hamilton from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mr. Hamilton is the Agricultural Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and has oversight over USDA activity in Georgia. The guest speaker talked about a credit facility that is available to people who import food from the US.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - IT & Telecom Committee Meeting

The alternate Co-Chair Mr. Shota Gvinianidze (Magti) introduced committee’s special guests from EPI Project and facilitated the discussion about different issues connected with the shortage in IT skill resources. Committee guests also introduced the idea of establishment of the special Innovation Centre in Georgia. If any AmCham member wishes to join the monthly committee meetings, please contact Gigi Liluashvli.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 - CSR Committee Meeting

Based on the decision of the AmCham Board, an internal AmCham CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Committee has been created with the continued staff support of Keti Sidamonidze. Michael Cowgill is chairing this committee.

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Thursday, February 9, 2012 - AmCham Members Only Luncheon

On February 9, members heard from Paul-Henri Forestier, director at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Caucasus, Moldova and Belarus. In his presentation “EBRD: Committed Investor in Georgia” Mr Forestier gave an overview of the organization’s history in Georgia since the time the country joined the Bank in 1992. The Bank expanded its regional presence in 2006. The presentation provided an insight into the instruments that that Bank has to offer businesses that can be used to boost their development. For more details of the presentation please refer to the presentation: “EBRD: Committed Investor in Georgia”.

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Friday, January 27, 2012 - AmCham Commercial Law and Tax Committee Meeting

Committee was attended by special guest, Mr. Giorgi Pertaia - the Business Ombudsman of Georgia. Mr. Pertaia provided his comments to the new Competition Law of Georgia. Ted Jonas, the co-chair of the committee facilitated the discussion about the said law with other committee members and provided the brief update regarding the meetings of the committee legal staff with the Government officials as a part of the communication strategy. If any AmCham member wishes to join the monthly committee meetings, please contact Committee Coordinator and Legal Analyst Gigi Liluashvli.Gigi Liluashvli.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - AmCham Roudtable: Georgia Seeks “Middle Road” in DCFTA Negotiations

The Georgian government is working closely with Brussels to negotiate a free trade agreement that will bolster economic growth, according to Tamar Kovziridze, the chief adviser to the Prime Minister of Georgia and the head of the Advisory Group on Foreign Economic Relations.

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Friday, January 13, 2012 - Legal & Tax Committee Meeting

Committee co-chair - Mr. Ted Jonas, with other committee members facilitated the discussion about four commercial and tax issues suggested by committee legal staff. Along with the upcoming articles and reports, committee members talked about the Third Public Forum of the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary. If any AmCham member wishes to join the monthly committee meetings, please contact Committee Coordinator and Legal Analyst Gigi Liluashvli.

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