Commonwealth countries are estimated to have lost up to US$345 billion worth of trade in 2020, including $60 billion in intra-Commonwealth trade, according to 2021 Commonwealth Trade Review on “Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World: Paths to Recovery Post-COVID”. Released today, the Commonwealth Trade Review provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of the impact… Continue reading The Commonwealth Trade Review 2021 – Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World
Lord Howell of Guildford, former Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and former President of the Royal Commonwealth Society and Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies, today led a debate at the House of Lords on the UK-Commonwealth trading relationship. Lord Howell noted the progress made in renewing the United Kingdom’s… Continue reading UK–Commonwealth Trading Relationship Debated in the House of Lords
This article originally featured on the Commonwealth Union. Lack of access to finance, absence of innovative culture, cumbersome and costly registration as well as insolvency procedures, lack of market access, inability to meet international standards to compete in international markets are some of the perennial issues that MSMEs in the Commonwealth confront. Although the sector… Continue reading Feature Article on the SME Sector in the Commonwealth: Creator of wealth, prosperity, hope and fears
Law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced that as part of its international growth plans it has signed up to become a member of the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council (CWEIC). The CWEIC is a commercial, not-for-profit membership organisation with an official mandate from the Commonwealth Heads of Government to facilitate trade and investment throughout the… Continue reading Irwin Mitchell Signs Up As CWEIC Strategic Partner
Lord Marland was in Gibraltar to inaugurate the CWEIC Gibraltar Office in the presence of the Deputy Chief Minister The Hon Dr Joseph Garcia. Our impressive Gibraltar Office is based in the heart of town, in an originally fortified barracks in Casemates Square, dating back to 1817. The highly anticipated trip to Gibraltar saw Lord… Continue reading Lord Marland Inaugurates the CWEIC Gibraltar Office
CWEIC’s Chief Executive Samantha Cohen CVO was pleased to join a Future of Work session with HRH The Prince of Wales yesterday for a discussion with international business leaders, hosted by The Prince’s Trust, to discuss the role that business can play in supporting young people into green jobs of the future. The Prince’s Trust… Continue reading CWEIC joins Future of Work session with HRH The Prince of Wales
The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) is pleased to be hosting a Ocean 30×30 Call for Action Webinar on Tuesday 29th June 2021 1330 – 1430 BST. This webinar led by British-South African endurance swimmer and ocean advocate, Lewis Pugh, seeks to highlight the initiative to have 30% of the world’s oceans to become… Continue reading Ocean 30×30 Call for Action Webinar
CDC Group plc, a CWEIC Strategic Partner and one of the G7 DFIs today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sector over the next five years to support sustainable economic recovery and growth in Africa alongside the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD and… Continue reading G7 Development Finance Institutions and multilateral partners to invest over $80 billion into African businesses
Olasupo Shasore SAN, Partner at CWEIC Strategic Partners Africa Legal Practice NG & Company and CWEIC Nigeria Advisory Board Chair will be leading a webinar on the role of the private sector in implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement, taking place on 8 June 2021 at 11AM BST. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement… Continue reading CWEIC Strategic Partner ALP NG & Co Leads AfCFTA Prviate Sector Engagement Series
The Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) is delighted to announce the appointment of its first Country Director in India, Gitesh Agarwal who will be based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the “Silicon Valley” of India. With 23 years of Corporate and Government experience, Mr Agarwal has come to CWEIC from his recent role as a Trade… Continue reading CWEIC Appoints New Country Director in Bengaluru, India
