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CWEIC Chair Lord Marland today announced the appointment of the former Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar, Lieutenant General Edward Davis CB CBE as Chair of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council’s Gibraltar office. CWEIC’s Gibraltar office has been established in partnership with Her Majesty’s Government of Gibraltar, with the aim of capitalising on the business… Continue reading CWEIC Appoints New Chair For Gibraltar Office Lieutentant General (Retired) Edward Davis CB CBE

Brisbane, Queensland has won the bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. CWEIC congratulates Strategic Partner, Trade & Investment Queensland (TIQ) on this exciting opportunity for the State. The Games will deliver economic and social benefits with more than $8 billion in benefits predicted. The Games will benefit communities, tourism operators, sporting organisations… Continue reading Queensland wins bid to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Commonwealth countries are estimated to have lost up to US$345 billion worth of trade in 2020, including $60 billion in intra-Commonwealth trade, according to 2021 Commonwealth Trade Review on “Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World: Paths to Recovery Post-COVID”. Released today, the Commonwealth Trade Review provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of the impact… Continue reading The Commonwealth Trade Review 2021 – Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World

Lord Howell of Guildford, former Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and former President of the Royal Commonwealth Society and Chairman of the Council of Commonwealth Societies, today led a debate at the House of Lords on the UK-Commonwealth trading relationship. Lord Howell noted the progress made in renewing the United Kingdom’s… Continue reading UK–Commonwealth Trading Relationship Debated in the House of Lords

This article originally featured on the Commonwealth Union.  Lack of access to finance, absence of innovative culture, cumbersome and costly registration as well as insolvency procedures, lack of market access, inability to meet international standards to compete in international markets are some of the perennial issues that MSMEs in the Commonwealth confront. Although the sector… Continue reading Feature Article on the SME Sector in the Commonwealth: Creator of wealth, prosperity, hope and fears

Law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced that as part of its international growth plans it has signed up to become a member of the Commonwealth Enterprise & Investment Council (CWEIC). The CWEIC is a commercial, not-for-profit membership organisation with an official mandate from the Commonwealth Heads of Government to facilitate trade and investment throughout the… Continue reading Irwin Mitchell Signs Up As CWEIC Strategic Partner

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