Commonwealth News
Rwanda President Kagame invites PM Modi to CHOGM summit in Kigali
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
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
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?
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...