The Women of the Future Awards, founded by Pinky Lilani CBE DL in 2006, were conceived to provide a platform for the pipeline of female talent in the UK. The Women of the Future Programme has built a remarkable, informal community of influential women determined not only to build fruitful professional and personal relationships with… Continue reading Women of the Future Awards 2020: The Commonwealth Award
Feature Article from 1828 SUZANNE EVANS As economic growth in the Eurozone stagnates and with a belligerent China in the ascendant, the UK needs to reinvigorate trade relations with her Commonwealth partners. For decades the Commonwealth has been neglected in favour of our now floundering European neighbours. Enhanced Anglo-Indian ties, to take one example, represents… Continue reading Post-Brexit trade: Shifting focus from China to the Commonwealth
CWEIC, supported by Novare Equity Partners convened a Focus on Nigeria: Africa’s Unrivalled Economic Powerhouse on Tuesday 14 July 2020, as a part of its ongoing Leadership Webinar Series. The Webinar was a focussed discussion around the opportunities and issues facing Africa’s biggest economy and most populous nation, which is also one of the world’s… Continue reading Focus on Nigeria: Africa’s Unrivalled Economic Powerhouse
Focus on Rwanda: Recovery, Reset and the Road to CHOGM 2021 Thursday 9 July 2020 0920 – 1030 (BST) Rwanda, the ‘land of a thousand hills’, will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), including the postponed Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) in 2021. Rwanda’s attractive investment climate: decade-long 8% GDP growth rate and business-friendly… Continue reading Focus on Rwanda: Recovery, Reset and the Road to CHOGM 2021
CWEIC were delighted to sign an MOU with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) during our February Global Advisory Council Meeting. Lord Marland, Chairman, CWEIC and Professor Ed Byrne, Chair of the ACU and President & Principal, King’s College London signed the MOU. The ACU has a broad Commonwealth footprint with 530 university members in… Continue reading CWEIC Signs MOU with the Association of Commonwealth Universities
New financial center designed to support inward investment into Africa CDC to play key advisory role in creating new legal framework for financial hub CWEIC Strategic Partners, CDC Group, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has signed a partnership agreement with Rwanda Finance to support the development of a new international financial capital… Continue reading CDC Group sign MOU with Rwanda Finance for the Development of the Kigali International Financial Center
CWEIC has launched a Commonwealth Leadership Webinar Series in order to equip members with the knowledge and tools to navigate this crisis. The series of webinars have been hosted with senior government leaders alongside industry experts. Through this extended period of uncertainty, CWEIC remains committed to providing our Strategic Partners with a network to support… Continue reading Commonwealth Leadership Webinar Calendar
Malta’s Health Minister Chris Fearne, who was first to call for the EU to jointly procure a vaccine in February, has confirmed that the country will be joining the Inclusive Vaccine Alliance (IVA). The IVA initiative will negotiate the prices of coronavirus vaccines to make them more affordable to all Europeans, with a priority for… Continue reading Malta’s Health Minister Chris Fearne confirms Malta will be joining new vaccine alliance
On Wednesday it was announced that formal negotiations between Canberra and London would commence, with the aim of striking a post-Brexit deal that will likely make it cheaper to import and export goods, and also make it easier to move between both countries for work. Both sides are confident an agreement can be struck by… Continue reading Talks commence between UK and Australia for a post-Brexit free trade deal
Lord Marland, Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, was mentioned on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 following a letter to the UK Prime Minister as part of ongoing campaign to support Commonwealth Tourism. Lord Marland continued to call for people travelling from Britain to Commonwealth tourist destinations to be exempt from… Continue reading Lord Marland on BBC Radio 4 following letter urging UK Prime Minister to support Commonwealth tourism
