CWEIC hosted the All Party Parliamentary Group on Trade Out of Poverty on 17th October at Marlborough House to explore how the Commonwealth can work with developing countries to support economic growth and diversity. Participants included the Co-Chair of the APPG’s inquiry, Lord Jeremy Purvis as well as representatives from... read more
CWEIC Deputy Chairman Sir Hugo Swire MP met with a business delegation from the Dominican Republic on Wednesday 11th October in London’s Marlborough House. The delegation included senior representatives from the Dominican Republic’s National Business Council, the British Chamber of Commerce of the Dominican Republic and the country’s Commonwealth Roundtable,... read more
CWEIC joined International Business and Diplomatic Exchange (IBDE) and the City of London as they hosted an informal Commonwealth High Commissioners Breakfast on 12th October. CWEIC Chief Executive Richard Burge briefed attendees on current arrangements for the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) to be held in London in April 2018. Alderman... read more
CWEIC were delighted to co-host an event on 2nd October in Manchester’s Midland Hotel on ‘Trading and Investing into Prosperity in the Commonwealth’ with the Trade out of Poverty APPG, Chaired by James Cleverley. The event was Chaired by Trade out of Poverty’s Tom Pengelly whilst speakers included CWEIC Advisory... read more
100 companies to be selected in advance of Commonwealth Summit next April Today the CommonwealthFirst programme formally opened applications for its fourth cohort intake of UK SMEs. The programme’s mission is to encourage small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to trade and invest across the Commonwealth; a market comprising 52 English speaking... read more