Commonwealth News
Bangladesh setting up 7 new land ports with Northeast India
Aug 26, 2021
Bangladesh to set up 7 new land ports with the northeastern part of India’s Seven Sisters - an administrative division of India comprising eight states. According to Bangladesh Port officials, the upcoming land ports with India will boost trade, commerce and...
Commonwealth helps The Gambia grow and diversify exports
Aug 26, 2021
With the support of Commonwealth Secretariat, The Gambia launches its new five-year National Export Strategy. It will be implemented from 2021 to 2025 to balance trade deficits and aims to grow dynamic and sustainable economic growth. Read the original article here:...
Event: Enhancing coordination on sustainable land management for increased climate resilience in Africa
Aug 25, 2021
Register and join Commonwealth Secretariat's webinar on building climate resilience in the Commonwealth through sustainable land management (SLM). The event will bring together government officials, experts, researchers, global financial institutions, private sector...
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Australia’s Paige Greco grabs first gold at the Games
Aug 25, 2021
Australia's Paige Greco grabs first gold at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Greco took gold in record-breaking fashion in track cycling's C1-C3 class 3,000m individual pursuit. Greco was born with cerebral palsy but is used to pocketing gold – her first Paralympic medal...
Tonga fully vaccinates 43% of eligible people (over-18)
Aug 25, 2021
Tonga vaccinates about 43% of the eligible population (aged 18 years and above), and the remaining had received their first dose of the vaccine. The Ministry of Health is expecting to receive more vaccines and aims to fully vaccinate 70 percent of the population by...
Event: Financing recovery and achieving debt sustainability in a post pandemic period
Aug 25, 2021
Before the pandemic, the average global public debt was already high at 84% of GDP. Join a two-day forum on 1st and 2nd September with our experts, to discuss the impact of the pandemic on public debt and the road to recovery of the Commonwealth. Read full details...