Commercially meaningful trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Guided Trade Initiative has begun. CWEIC Strategic Partner, the Cameroonian Port of Kribi, received a shipment of resin from Tunisia which benefited from a reduction in custom tariffs. The Government of Cameroon represented by the Minister of Trade Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, The Cameroon… Continue reading Trade commences under African Continental Free Trade Area terms
CWEIC’s Country Director for Cameroon and Gabon, Cham Etienne Bama, has written a Trade Briefing on the implementation of the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative, published by tralac | Trade Law Centre. The Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a solution-oriented approach that aims to facilitate trade between interested… Continue reading Implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Guided Trade Initiative
CWEIC is excited to announce Arqit as our latest Strategic Partner and welcome Dominic Broom to the Global Advisory Council. Arqit is dedicated to stronger, simpler encryption for networked devices, protecting the data of governments, enterprises, and citizens. Arqit supplies a unique quantum safe encryption Platform-as-a-Service which makes the communications links or data of any… Continue reading CWEIC welcomes Arqit as the latest Strategic Partner
CWEIC was honoured to welcome a delegation of Indian CEOs from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) network for a roundtable discussion in London. The “Commonwealth-India Partnership Roundtable” was chaired by Lord Marland, with Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General of CII, and R Dinesh, the President of CII, making special remarks. India is the largest country… Continue reading CWEIC hosts Confederation of Indian Industry in London for CEO Delegation Roundtable
On the 21st of June, together with the Maldives High Commission in London and the Maldives Ministry of Tourism, CWEIC hosted a webinar on “Exploring Investment Opportunities in the Maldives’ Tourism Sector” . We were delighted that Dr Abdulla Mausoom, the Minister for Tourism and Dr Hussain Niyaz, Secretary for Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign… Continue reading CWEIC hosts webinar with the Maldives Ministry of Tourism on investment opportunities available in the sector
Lord Swire was honoured to call upon the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina as part of the launch for the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum which will be held in Dhaka on September 13-14. Lord Swire informed the Prime Minister of the plans for the Forum and how it will serve as an opportunity… Continue reading Lord Swire calls upon Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on a visit to Bangladesh
Lord Swire was honoured to address members of the Bangladeshi and international press for the official launch of the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum (CTIF). CTIF will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the 13th and 14th of September and will be opened by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Forum will be the first… Continue reading CWEIC launches Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum with a press conference in Bangladesh
CWEIC took a delegation of Commonwealth businesses to the 18th edition of the “CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Growth Partnership”. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been a Strategic Partner of CWEIC for 8 years and we were delighted to continue our strong relationship by facilitating the participation of our Strategic Partners at… Continue reading CWEIC attends the 18th edition of the “CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Growth Partnership” in New Delhi
Last week we were delighted to host our Strategic Partners for the second Global Advisory Council meeting of 2023. The meeting took place at the historic Old Bailey which serves as the UK Central Criminal Court. Various new Strategic Partners who have joined CWEIC throughout the last few months were introduced. CWEIC also updated the… Continue reading Second Global Advisory Council meeting convened at the Old Bailey
Following on from Hassans podcast with Lord Swire, CWEIC was grateful to Selwyn Figueras for welcoming Ed Davis CB CBE to the “Keeping it Civil” podcast. Lieutenant General Davis has a distinguished record of public service having served as a senior Royal Marines Officer before being appointed as Her Majesty’s Representative for Gibraltar from 2016-2020.… Continue reading Chair of Gibraltar Hub, Ed Davis, features on “Keeping it Civil” podcast from Strategic Partner, Hassans
