Commonwealth News
New Pan-African payments system provides big relief for African traders
Jan 18, 2022
Afreximbank partners with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to launch the Pan-African Payments and Settlement Systems (PAPSS). It is a platform that will facilitate instant cross-border payments among African countries. The PAPSS is...
Malaysia Global Business Forum (MGBF) launched roundtable series “The Evolving Threat Matrix of the Digital Economy”
Jan 18, 2022
The recent global pandemic is changing matrixes of the digital economy at the convergence of factors like cyber security, data management, media bots, disruptive attacks on supply chains and various policies. The Malaysia Global Business Forum (MGBF)’s exclusive...
Power Grid ties up with Africa50 to develop transmission project in Kenya
Jan 17, 2022
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd signs a joint development agreement with Africa50 to develop 400kV Lessos - Loosuk and 220kV Kisumu - Musaga transmission lines Project in Kenya. It will be the first independent power transmission (IPT) in the country. Africa50 is...
Gopee-Scoon welcomes new Trinidad and Tobago Chamber CEO
Jan 17, 2022
Minister of Trade and Industry Paula Gopee-Soon welcomes Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce chief executive officer (CEO) Ian De Souza. He also accoladed Faria's important contributions in various collaborative initiatives in developing small, medium...
Local vegetables flood Saint Vincent and the Grenadines markets
Jan 17, 2022
In a period marked by global food shortages and disruptions due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the small island state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is celebrating an oversupply of vegetables on its local market. Various programs such as a national -Buy Local Campaign,...
Benjamin Alexander to make history for Jamaica at Winter Olympics
Jan 15, 2022
Benjamin Alexander, set to be the first Jamaican Olympic alpine skier at the Winter Olympics, 2022. Alexander, who has an English mother and Jamaican father secured his qualification for the Beijing Games after finishing seventh in the giant slalom at the Cape Verde...