Commonwealth News
Malaysia’s Petronas, Sabah state launch masterplan for gas development
Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas and the resource-rich state of Sabah announces a master plan to develop the state's natural gas resources in a joint statement. This includes the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant with a capacity of 2 million tonnes...
Pakistan’s startups in 2021: $350mn raised across 81 deals
Pakistan was able to close about 81 deals worth $350 million in the year 2021, according to a Deal Flow Tracker by Invest2Innovate (i2i) which supports startups and the entrepreneurship ecosystem in growth markets. This amount is more than 5x of what was raised in...
Malaysia’s durians, other agricultural exports to see boost under RCEP trade agreement
Malaysia's agricultural exports will benefit from the rolling out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to industry experts. RCEP is expected to grow and strengthen agricultural investment and international cooperation between Malaysia...
Ghana Constitution Day
Constitution Day in Ghana is a relatively new public holiday and has been declared an additional holiday. The Constitution defines the basic political standards that establish the structure, systems, forces and responsibilities of the Government, the structure of the...
Scions of secretive Singapore tycoons want to create an NFT club
A pair of scions from Singapore’s wealthiest families founded ARC that envisions creating an exclusive online community where membership will be open to anyone holding the startup’s NFT. Financier Peter Lim’s son Kiat Lim and Mewah International’s Elroy Cheo’s...
Meet the blockchain expert building an innovation policy approach towards crypto regulation
Tanvi Ratna, founder and CEO of Policy 4.0, have proposed a KYC-compliant ‘India Wallet’ solution for managing cross border crypto activity. The Bangaluru-based think tank has been actively working with policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, etc., for years...