President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon received Lord Marland at the presidential palace in Libreville during Lord Marland’s visit to Gabon last week. Gabon joined the Commonwealth of Nations at the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting that took place in Rwanda. A strategic partnership agreement was concluded between Gabon and the Commonwealth Enterprise and… Continue reading Lord Marland calls upon President President Ali Bongo in Gabon
Building on the participation of the Cameroon Business Community at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali in June 2022 , The Chairman of CWEIC Lord Marland accepted the invitation from HE Prime Minister and Head of Government of Cameroon Joseph Dion Ngute for a scoping visit to Cameroon as part of a regional visit including… Continue reading Commonwealth Delegation to Cameroon
CWEIC is delighted to announce that Samantha Cohen CVO is appointed Envoy for Australasia and the Pacific. She will build relationships in the run up to the Commonwealth Business Forum alongside the next Commonwealth Heads of Government in Samoa, 2024 and the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, 2026. Also, she will be building new initiatives with… Continue reading Samantha Cohen CVO, Envoy for Australasia and the Pacific
CWEIC Strategic Partners were asked to contribute to a book for Her Majesty The Queen in celebration of her Platinum Jubilee earlier this year. Sadly, time caught up with us, and it is a bittersweet honour that we now release it for viewing. The book expresses the enduring admiration we have for Her Majesty, and… Continue reading Commemorative Platinum Jubilee book
CWEIC Country Director for Ghana, Benjamin Gomado-Cobblah was recently in Gibraltar for a familiarization visit, hosted by CWEIC Country Director for Gibraltar, Jared Peralta. The visit builds upon bilateral links nurtured at the Commonwealth Business Forum, held ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali this June. The visit consisted of a… Continue reading CWEIC Ghana Hub visit to CWEIC Gibraltar hub
CWEIC Strategic Partner and Founding member of the Commonwealth Legal Network, Africa Law Practice (ALP), a full-service law firm headquartered in Lagos, has released a report titled Frictions In Digital Trade – Regulation of Cross Border Data Flow. Digital trade is essential in todays’ modern economy, and the frictions that stifle the application of cross-border… Continue reading Africa Law Practice Release Review on Frictions in Digital Trade
The CWEIC Country Director in Nigeria, Obinna Anyanwu, and our Strategic Partner, Jersey Finance jointly-hosted an invitation only networking dinner at the Eko Hotels & Suites. Obinna commented “It was great to converge top business leaders over dinner to deepen connections & conversations in the city of Lagos with one of our partners; Jersey Finance.… Continue reading CWEIC and Strategic Partner, Jersey Finance, host networking dinner in Lagos
Triay Lawyers Ltd has become the latest Strategic Partner to join the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council (CWEIC) and the Commonwealth Legal Network. Triay is a full-service law firm divided into a number of distinct practice areas namely Corporate & Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family & Divorce, Financial Services, Private Client, Property and Shipping &… Continue reading Triay Lawyers Ltd becomes the latest Strategic Partner to join CWEIC
We join with the rest of the Commonwealth and the global community in mourning the loss of Her Majesty The Queen. Her steadfast leadership and commitment as Head of the Commonwealth has been a guide for us all over the past 70 years. The stability and reassurance that has exemplified her reign has led the… Continue reading With deep sorrow the Royal Family have announced the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We join the Royal Family, the whole of the Commonwealth and the world in mourning her passing
Lord Marland, Chairman of CWEIC, was interviewed by Jacquelin Magnay from The Australian and commented on China’s growing influence in the Pacific. China and Tonga have been developing deeper ties over the last decade and mirrors similar Chinese interest in other Pacific nations, such as Samoa. Lord Marland commented that “Australia could become the nexus… Continue reading Lord Marland speaks to The Australian about China’s influence in Tonga and how the Commonwealth can provide an alternative.
