Commonwealth News
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Edward launch Royal Baton Relay in honor of Commonwealth Games
Oct 7, 2021
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Edward mark the 2022 Commonwealth Games baton relay, a sporting event held every four years with athletes from across the Commonwealth. The baton will travel for about 294 days with the Queen's message to the Commonwealth. The event will...
SPBD (Tonga) launches white goods financing program
Oct 6, 2021
The South Pacific Business Development (SPBD Tonga) Microfinance empowers its members to start, grow and maintain micro-businesses with its loan program - White Goods Financing (WGF) in partnership with Durga Lakshmi Manufacturing Ltd (DLM), one of the largest white...
Nigeria exploring business opportunities with Jamaica
Oct 6, 2021
At a virtual Service Excellence Conference, Nigeria's High Commissioner, Dr Maureen Tamuno says that Nigeria is exploring opportunities for trade and business with Jamaica. The High Commissioner further added that formalising a new air-service agreement would be a...
New Bahamas Government flags ‘highest priority’ to boost financial services industry
Oct 6, 2021
Bahamas' new economic affairs minister, Michael Halkitis, wants to boost the financial services industry at the highest priority and "progressively harness profitable niches". Halkitis intends to diversify investments in technology, renewable energy, sustainable...
Cryptocurrency platform CoinSwitch Kuber raises $260 million, valued at $1.9 billion
Oct 6, 2021
Crypto asset platform CoinSwitch Kuber raises more than $260 million in Series C funding round from existing and new investors including Coinbase Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, valuing it at $1.9 billion. The company plans to design ways of simplifying investments...
Ghana to host first-ever African Paralympic Games in 2023
Oct 6, 2021
Ghana to host the first-ever African Paralympic Games in 2023, the President of National Paralympic Committee of Ghana (NPC-Ghana) Samson Deen revealed this week. About 50 African countries are expected to participate in the continental showcase. NPC clarified that...