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
CWEIC Strategic Partner, Afreximbank, has announced the construction of the first African Quality Assurance Centre in Nigeria. The centre will be a state-of-the-art facility with the capacity to offer testing, certification, inspection and training services covering agricultural products. It is the first in a series of Quality Assurance Centres that Afreximbank intends to establish across… Continue reading Afreximbank announces the construction of the first African Quality Assurance Centre in Nigeria.
Singapore’s post-COVID-19 recovery plan and Commonwealth via the Commonwealth Union The recommendations of the Task Force for Singapore’s post-covid-19 recovery could fit to be a blueprint for the recovery of economies in the Commonwealth, albeit some of the recommendations are Singapore-specific. Noteworthy is the fact that the recommendations, among other things, stressed on the importance… Continue reading Singapore’s post-COVID-19 recovery plan and Commonwealth
CWEIC Strategic Partner, Visit Gibraltar, has announced that Gibraltar is ready to welcome back cruise ships. Minister for Business, Tourism, Transport and the Port, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP said: “With the necessary safety protocols now in place, I am pleased to announce that Gibraltar is now ready to welcome back cruise ships. I have… Continue reading Gibraltar Ready to Welcome Back Cruise Ships
CWEIC will be hosting a webinar on Attracting Investment on Thursday 20 May 2021 0930 – 1030 (BST). Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 49% in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic fallout from COVID-19. The current crisis has brought to light the critical role of investment promotion agencies… Continue reading CWEIC Webinar: Attracting Investment – Reset, Recovery and Resurgence
