The end of July saw Commonwealth come together again for sport and business at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland opened the Commonwealth Games Business Forum with Minister for Exports Andrew Griffiths. The Forum was addressed by various senior UK Government officials, including, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, and Secretary of State for Business,… Continue reading CWEIC co-hosts the Commonwealth Games Business Forum in Birmingham
Lord Marland featured in the Spectator Australia to encourage Australia, and other Commonwealth nations, to better utilise the Commonwealth Advantage and increase shared prosperity through trade and investment. “The Games are perhaps the most visible aspect of the Commonwealth for many of our 2.5 billion citizens. Less visible, and appreciated, is the potential of the… Continue reading Opinion Piece by Lord Marland in the Spectator Australia: Let the games (and the business) begin!
Lord Marland appeared on Sky News Australia ahead of the Commonwealth Games Business Forum to discuss how the Commonwealth should serve not only as a platform for shared values, embodied in the Commonwealth games, but as a more effective vehicle for trade and investment in the 21st century. Watch the full news segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Idblwb3czI
Lord Marland appeared on GB News with host Darren McCaffrey ahead of the Commonwealth Business Forum. Lord Marland commended the Commonwealth sport and business community for their strong showing of support in Birmingham, and urged the UK Government to seize the opportunities of the Commonwealth in the post-Brexit environment. Catch the whole interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INlUQKVo1NE
CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland was delighted to attend the India Global Forum at the end of June. Together with other distinguished panellists he contributed his expertise to a debate on the “Idea of a Great Britain”. He spoke on the role of Britain, and how this could be strengthened, the threats to democracy stemming from… Continue reading CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland Addresses the India Global Forum
On Tuesday, 21st June, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Rwanda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). CHOGM 2022 brings together the leaders of the 54 Commonwealth countries to reaffirm common values and agree on policies to improve the lives of its 2.5 billion citizens. The Prince of… Continue reading HRH The Prince of Wales Visits Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigal
CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland was delighted to welcome UK Prime Minister to address the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali. Presidents, prime ministers and their representatives from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Europe assembled in person over three days at the Kigali Convention and Exhibition Village for the first… Continue reading UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Addresses the Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali
CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland was delighted to open the Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali this morning alongside H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda. CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland provided opening remarks alongside Clare Akamanzi of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Baroness Scotland Secretary General of The Commonwealth to over 1000 government and business leaders in attendance. President Kagame… Continue reading CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland Opens The Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali Alongside H.E Paul Kagame
Ahead of CHOGM and the Commonwealth Business Forum 2022 in Kigali, CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland, and Deputy Chairman Sir Hugo Swire paid their respects at the Auca Genocide Memorial Site in Kigali during a courtesy visit ahead of the the launch of the Forum which will run from 21-23 June.
“The invisible threads which bind our family of nations are of immense practical value for trade”, writes The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson in a feature article in The Telegraph, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali later this week. The full article can be read here.
