A trio of West Indies cricket legends spent a week in London celebrating 40 years of Antigua’s independence from Great Britain, and they took the chance to whet the appetite for next spring’s eagerly anticipated Test series with England. Curtly Ambrose, Andy Roberts and Richie Richardson – sirs all – donned black ties to talk… Continue reading CWEIC Chairman Lord Marland “in conversation” with the cricketing greats of Antigua & Barbuda
CWEIC is delighted to welcome Prime Atlantic as its newest Strategic Partner. Prime Atlantic is a Nigerian company established in 2005 to provide services to the Nigerian oil and gas industry. In its years of operation, has successfully partnered with world leaders to form formidable business collaborations which are meeting the current needs across the… Continue reading Prime Atlantic joins CWEIC as newest Strategic Partner
The Government of Bangladesh, in partnership with CWEIC, has launched the inaugural ‘Commonwealth-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Green Business Award’. The award will identify businesses that use technology and innovation to progress sustainable behaviour and delivery, encouraging Commonwealth businesses, especially start-ups and exciting new tech SME’s to get involved in the sustainability agenda. The first… Continue reading Commonwealth-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Green Business Award
Congratulations to CWEIC Strategic Partner Prudential plc on the the opening of its Africa Regional Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Prudential moved their Africa Regional Headquarters from London to Nairobi to be closer to customers, partners and distributors on the continent. Wilf Blackburn, Prudential’s Regional CEO of Insurance Growth Markets and Nick Holder (何大力), Chief Operating… Continue reading Strategic Partner Prudential Opens its Africa Regional Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya
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
