Commonwealth News
Australia to invest $73 million in quantum science as critical technology
Nov 20, 2021
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans to spend about $73 million to develop quantum science and technology. The commonwealth nation has also pledged to spend billions of dollars in critical nine technologies in order to keep strategic rivals away from...
Heineken to acquire South Africa’s Distell and Namibia Breweries
Nov 20, 2021
Heineken agrees to buy South Africa's Distell Group Holdings for $2.5 billion and a majority stake in Namibia Breweries Ltd to form a southern Africa drinks group worth $4.6 billion. The expansion is expected to restore profit margins and boost earnings. This...
Rwanda President Kagame invites PM Modi to CHOGM summit in Kigali
Nov 19, 2021
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame invites Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to participate in the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) summit during a call by Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan in Kigali. The two sides also...
Africa’s Great Green Wall gives viable return on investments, study finds
Nov 19, 2021
A new study published in Nature Sustainability shows a cost-benefit analysis of combating desertification in the Sahel region where the average return for every dollar invested is $1.2, despite harsh climatic conditions. About $20 billion has been pledged globally to...
We can do much with India on cyber security, tech, digital economy: Australian PM Morrison
Nov 19, 2021
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison to speak at the Bengaluru Tech Summit, one of the biggest technology summits of India. He said that as a part of Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Australia is already cooperating on critical mineral, digital economy, cyber...
Femtech in Singapore: Is women-centric health technology the next big thing?
Nov 18, 2021
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...