Commonwealth News
Femtech in Singapore: Is women-centric health technology the next big thing?
Women-centric healthcare technology is a booming market for start-ups in Singapore. Mr Rio Hoe and Ms Guadalupe Lazaro founder of Ease Healthcare have received seed funding of about $1.3 million, one of the largest femtech rounds in Southeast Asia. It is a...
SBM Offshore wins ExxonMobil FPSO order for Yellowtail off Guyana
Exxon’s Yellowtail development project marks the fourth floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) to be deployed in Guyana. ExxonMobil has selected Dutch conglomerate SBM Offshore to construct, install and lease the FPSO after approvals for the next two...
Rwandan companies showcase at the Intra African Trade Fair
Companies like national carrier RwandAir, Nova Coffee, Bourbon Coffee and drone company Charis UAS will showcase their products and services at the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2021), in Durban, South Africa. The leaders are expecting worth $40 billion deals this...
Full Moon Poya Day
Happy III Full Moon Poya Day to everyone celebrating! The day celebrates attaining Vivarana (the assurance of becoming a Buddha) by the Bodhisatta Maitreya and the commissioning of 60 disciples by The Buddha to disperse his teachings. The day also commemorates the...
‘Crypto Kweens’ aims to give female artists, entrepreneurs a solid chance in crypto world
British-based entrepreneur Lavinia Osbourne, founder of Women in Blockchain Talks, a space for women, plans to launch an NFT marketplace called “Crypto Kweens” for female artists, entrepreneurs and collectors. Cryptocurrency is becoming popular among young people and...
Fighting the climate crisis through energy law reform
Commonwealth Secretariat partners with legal firm Mayer Brown to review and rebuild the Energy Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit. It will be an online tool to assess and reform energy law frameworks. According to the Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia...