AmCham launched it’s 2025 to 2027 strategy: Competing for the Future, in which it outlines the opportunity for Ireland - built on a pedigree of delivery and can-do attitude - to capture the next wave of growth and support existing investments to thrive. AmCham’s strategy 2025 to 2027 is built on five strategic pillars:
AmCham has published its latest FDI Insights survey which highlights Ireland as an important location for strategic investment. Some 48% of respondents to the AmCham FDI Insights Survey said they expect the number of employees in the Irish operations of their organisation to increase over the next 12 months, and a further 48% expects to maintain current employee numbers.
Nine in 10 members said their corporate headquarters continues to have a positive view of Ireland as an investment or growth location. Furthermore, some 35% of respondents said Ireland’s stable, pro-enterprise eco-system is the main reason for their organisation’s confidence in the Irish economy.
AmCham’s survey shows that cost competitiveness is now ranked as the number one issue by 32% of members looking to expand in Ireland, marking a significant increase on the 19% and 10% of members who reported this as a challenge in the same survey in July and March, respectively. Housing also continues to be a top concern for multinational employers, with 30% of members saying it is the biggest challenge to growth and expansion here.
Applications are now open for AmCham's 2025 US-Ireland Business Awards.
These prestigious Awards, recognise inspiring individuals, teams and organisations who have strengthened the US-Ireland business, trade and investment relationship in areas including business development, education, research and innovation, and arts and culture and who are committed to sustainable business, inclusion and giving back to the community.
These Awards will honour individuals, teams, and organisations, who are working to continue to strengthen this relationship under three categories as part of these Awards. These categories are:
- Global Leadership Award
- Global Community Award
- Global Impact Award
These Awards are kindly sponsored by EY and IDA Ireland with The Irish Times as Media partner.
AmCham, has launched its Budget 2025 submission ‘Ireland’s Competitive Edge: Driving Business and Supporting Communities’.
In our Budget submission, AmCham has put forward its recommendations to Government focused on delivering capacity for future growth, powering and skilling Ireland’s competitive edge, enhancing Ireland’s RD&I landscape, and strengthening Ireland’s attractiveness for digital.
AmCham has published its latest Quarterly FDI Insights Survey which highlights members’ current views on Ireland as a destination for growth and further investment.
The vast majority of members were optimistic about Ireland’s economic potential with 97% responding that Ireland is competitive when compared to other advanced global economies. Some 52% said the main reason for this was a highly educated and skilled talent pool.
Some 9 in 10 respondents said their corporate headquarters has a positive view of Ireland as an investment or growth location; however, 40% said housing is the most important challenge for Ireland to overcome for their company to invest and expand here. This was down from 49% in AmCham’s March survey. Some 19% said cost competitiveness was the most important challenge, while 12% said skills shortage was the number one challenge. These figures increased from 10% and 8% respectively since March of this year.
The US-Ireland business relationship is continuing to reach record levels of growth and investment on both sides of the Atlantic.
There are now 970 US companies in Ireland, employing 378,000 people directly and indirectly and spending more than €41 billion in the Irish economy annually. Meanwhile, Ireland remains the 9th largest source of FDI to the US with 500 Irish companies employing almost 100,000 people across all 50 states.
AmCham’s 2024 US-Ireland Business Report is the definitive guide to the priorities, ambitions and challenges of the two-way trade and investment relationship between Ireland and the United States.
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