Euromonitor International has released its global economy forecast for the first quarter of 2020. The report revisits GDP figures from the last quarter of 2019, forecast inflation rates and provide a general outlook for countries in advanced and emerging economies, including the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Brazil, Russia, India and China, and also focuses on the quarterly macro changes for 8 key ...

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, to ensure the health and safety of our members and staff, the Chamber has introduced several measures to all visitors entering the chamber premise including temperature screening and recent travel history disclosures.

On March 11, Amcham hosted a Webinar on ‘Planning Ahead and Positioning your Business for the Rebound And Thrive’. This is our third online and complimentary event under our COVID-19 series. Below are some of our key takeaways if you missed it.

As the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow, organizations across the globe find themselves in various stages of the crisis management lifecycle. Understanding the longer-term implications of the COVID-19 outbreak, and how you need to respond will be critical to a rapid commercial recovery.

On February 27, AmCham hosted a webinar hosting Control Risks on ‘Coronavirus and the short to long-term implications for business’. This is our second online and complimentary event under our COVID-19 series. Below are some of our key takeaways if you missed it.

Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, Hong Kong and its neighbors are now experiencing the biggest experiment first time in century - work from home (WFH). Has it worked well? What are our members' concerns? How has it affected businesses?

Robert Grieves, Chairman of AmCham, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting US businesses in the city. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg Markets: China Open."
(Source: Bloomberg)

On February 19, AmCham hosted a webinar hosting Prof. Keiji Fukuda on Zoom. This is the Chamber’s first online (and complimentary) event under the COVID-19 series and was attended by many of those who worked from home. Below are some of our key takeaways if you miss it. For access to a complete version of the post-webinar write up, join AmCham as a member today!

Emergency support to Hong Kong charities - The Covid-19 outbreak is severely affecting local charities and the most vulnerable groups they serve – including elderly, families in subdivided flats, and youths with disabilities, as they are in critical need of food, masks, anti-bacterial cleaning products, and daily necessities.

In response to the outbreak of the coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China, the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong surveyed its members on the impact of the epidemic on their business.

In view of the coronavirus outbreak, below are our precautionary measures at the Chamber: 

All events scheduled for the week of Feb 3 will be canceled. Please stay tuned for the arrangements of other events. 
Committee Chairs are encouraged to host their respective committee planning meetings via video teleconference. Contact us for assistance. 
AmCham has activated a “work from home“ policy ...

As we enter the new and challenging year of 2020, AmCham's Chairman Robert Grieves delivers his speech on AmCham's Key Priorities in 2020.