Commonwealth News
India’s women-owned startup Biya offers online platform for country’s cottage industries
Nov 29, 2021
Biya — an online sales platform for plant-based and chemical-free merchandise that wants to bring India’s cottage industry into the limelight. A startup founded by Pooja Singh and Prateesha Malik sells Manipur’s traditional Longpi pottery crafts. The stone pottery is...
Vanuatu Unity Day
Nov 28, 2021
Happy Vanuatu Unity Day to all celebrating! More than 100 different languages are spoken among Vanuatu’s diverse population making national unity of key importance and celebrated with its own special holiday!
Trinidad and Tobago Business Hall of Fame 2021: Angela Lee Loy to be inducted
Nov 27, 2021
Champions of Business is an annual awards programme initiated by the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Each inductee is carefully selected who had distinguished himself/herself as an exemplar in the world of business and entrepreneurship. This...
Electrification, the future of Trinidad and Tobago’s car industry
Nov 26, 2021
Many automakers – including Volvo and General Motors – have already committed that by 2025, their vehicles will no longer have internal combustion engines but hybrid or electric motors. But for Trinidad and Tobago, the electrification journey has just begun. While...
Cyprus Impact Report sets PwC’s total 2021 contribution at €168.4m
Nov 26, 2021
PwC Cyprus releases “Cyprus Impact Report 2021" based on the organisation’s total contribution to society, economy and the environment for this year. The total contribution is estimated to be €168.4m, recording an increase of €1.6m compared to 2018 data. However, the...
Telenor looking for merger opportunities in Pakistan: CEO
Nov 26, 2021
Telenor Group will continue to look for “merger opportunities” in Pakistan, said the CEO of the Norwegian telecom operator which runs telecom business in nine markets across Europe and Asia. He quoted after announcing merger plans in Thailand with a local entity in an...