Commonwealth News
African Development Bank Group, MTN sign $500,000 grant agreement to study women’s access to financial services
African Development Bank signs a $500,000 grant agreement with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, to research into economic, religious, and social factors that hamper access to finance for women in the region. The insights...
Greenbelt Authority partners Zimbabwean firm for investment in commercial irrigation in Malawi
GBA, a Government of Malawi corporation and Maka Resources from Zimbabwe signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to implement large-scale commercial irrigation in Malawi. The two firms will work on scheme preparation, irrigation project implementation and...
Consortium of banks acquire CIBC First Caribbean banks
A consortium of major banks in the Eastern Caribbean Monetary Union reaches a definitive agreement to acquire the banking activities of CIBC First Caribbean banks in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Until further...
Mawlid
Mawlid is acknowledged by Muslims all over the world, who gather to read the Quran, praise the Prophet, telling the story of the Prophet's birth, teaching religious knowledge as well as thanking and praising Allah and asking Him to magnify the honour of the Prophet...
Colonial hill station becomes Malaysia’s third biosphere reserve
Malaysia's Penang Hill and its surrounding forest were named as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO for its ecological diversity. The central forested area with interconnected peaks has now also sparked debate on the balance between conservation and post-covid tourism. Read...
20 African countries meet in Uganda over IPR promotion, protection
20 African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) Member States meet in Uganda to negotiate possible ways to consolidate creative works and innovation across the continent. A protocol on voluntary registration of copyright and related intellectual...