CWEIC is pleased to announce our latest Strategic Partner, the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) and welcome Mr Keletsositse Olebile to the Global Advisory Council. The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) plays a critical role in driving Botswana’s economic growth through the attraction of foreign and domestic investment, the facilitation of business expansions,… Continue reading Botswana Trade and Investment Centre becomes latest Strategic Partner
The Electronic Trade Documents Act recently completed its passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent in the United Kingdom, marking a significant stride towards global trade digitalisation. The newly enacted law will bring digital trade documents, such as a bill of lading or bill of exchange, to an equal status with paper trade documents, ensuring… Continue reading UK Passes New Trade Digitalisation Laws
CWEIC Board Member, Pamela O’Leary, recently had the pleasure of visiting the Maldives to meet with senior government officials and our Strategic Partners. The Government of Maldives have been Strategic Partners of CWEIC since March 2020. Pamela called upon Hon Neeza Imad, Minister of State for Economic Development to discuss key priorities for the Maldives… Continue reading Board Member, Pamela O’Leary, visits the Maldives
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
