Next week CWEIC Strategic Partner the City of London Corporation will kicks off its Green Horizon Summit at COP26 – UN Climate Change Conference – tackling the big questions we face to mobilise the flow of capital into climate, nature-friendly and more sustainable investments. The City of London are at the forefront of the private… Continue reading The City of London Corporation set to launch the Green Horizon Summit at COP26
Ahead of COP 26 CWEIC Strategic Partner De La Rue has contributed to a white paper titled “Cash: A Roadmap to Sustainability” which provides 106 case studies demonstrating how the cash industry has reduced its environmental impact. Cash is, perhaps, the world’s most used global product. Despite digitalisation, cash is, and will remain, a key… Continue reading CWEIC Strategic Partner De La Rue Contributes to whitepaper on cash and sustainability ahead of COP26
Registrations are now open for CWEIC’s Commonwealth Tourism Webinar – Click here to register now. Tourism is central to many economies in the Commonwealth and a growing industry in most. It contributes over 2.5% into the total GDP of the Commonwealth, averaging 6.7% of GDP per country and employs over 30 million people. The sector… Continue reading Commonwealth Tourism Webinar Tourism Post-Pandemic: Revive and Rebuild
The Gibraltar Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) Office last week hosted a series of meetings aimed at nurturing and enhancing business links with the Commonwealth. The Gibraltar Commonwealth Advisory Forum (CAF) and the CWEIC Strategic Partners’ Delivery Group (SPDG) were hosted for the first time by former Governor and CWEIC Gibraltar Chairman, Lt Gen… Continue reading CWEIC Gibraltar Office Hosts Series of Meetings to Boost Business Links with the Commonwealth
As part of CWEIC’s “CountdowntoCOP” campaign we are highlighting Strategic Partner LuLu Group International. Lulu Group is seeking to reduce its carbon footprint by 50% by 2030 as part of its sustainable development initiatives. Dr Mohamed Althaf, Director, LuLu Group International and CWEIC Global Advisory Council member, made the statement on the sidelines of a… Continue reading Strategic Partner Lulu Group Seeking to Reduce its Carbon Footprint by 50%
CWEIC congratulates Strategic Partner Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) on winning the ‘Highly Commended – Africa’ category at the FDI ‘Global Free Zones of the Year 2021’. The FDI award recognizes LFZ’s initiatives on attracting investment, infrastructure development, Covid-19 response and sustainability. LFZ is a special economic zone integrated with the first deep-sea port in Nigeria,… Continue reading Lagos Free Zone wins the ‘Highly Commended – Africa’ category at the FDI Global Free Zones of the Year 2021
CWEIC Congratulates Cameron Dick on his appointment as Minister for Trade and Investment for Queensland. The Government of Queensland have been long-standing Strategic Partners of CWEIC, and the outward-looking trade-oriented state has world-leading expertise in a range of sectors including minerals, agriculture, green hydrogen and manufactured goods. The Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will… Continue reading CWEIC Congratulates Cameron Dick on his appointment as Minister for Trade and Investment for Queensland
We are excited to announce that Southampton has been selected as one of the eight successful locations chosen to move to the next stage to become UK City of Culture 2025. Southampton 2025 Bid Director, Claire Whitaker OBE said: “We are delighted with the news today that Southampton has been chosen to go through to… Continue reading Southampton named as UK City of Culture 2025 finalist
This week, CWEIC Strategic Partner Royal Mail has started a trial of scheduled, autonomous flights for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands) with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities. In doing so, Royal Mail is taking the first steps towards the Company’s goal of developing permanent,… Continue reading Countdown to COP – Royal Mail trials delivering 100% of remote community’s mail by lower emission drone
CWEIC Global Advisory Council Member Nana Adjoa Hackman has written an op-ed titled “The AfCFTA and beyond” featured in the Africa Briefing. The article outlines how the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) can transform Africa’s economic transformation, reform social institutions and strengthen the rule of law, as well as how the private sector can play… Continue reading Op-ed: “The AfCFTA and beyond” by Africa Legal Associates co-founder Nana Adjoa Hackman
