Commonwealth News
Jamaica to host historic Global Tourism Resilience Conference in February
Jan 13, 2023
Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, announces the first-ever Global Tourism Resilience Conference. The three-day conference is scheduled to be held in February. It will include more than 40 global speakers, bringing insights on various topics including the...
Wine companies create Golden Vines off-trade startup scholarship
Jan 12, 2023
UK's Wine Owners, Lay & Wheeler, IG Wines and the Gérard Basset Foundation collaborated to create a scholarship for entrepreneurs who wish to break into wine imports and distributorships. Wine Owners Golden Vines Off-Trade Startup Scholarship will provide...
Rwanda launches electronic land titles to boost efficiency
Jan 12, 2023
Rwandan National Land Authority (NLA) announces the introduction of the electronic version of the land title known as “e-Title”. The electronic title will replace high printing expenses and paperwork with more efficient automated land services. Landowners will now be...
Kitacon’s IPO public portion oversubscribed by 11.46 times
Jan 11, 2023
Malaysian construction company, Kitacon's initial public offering (IPO) received applications for about 124.58 million shares for its 10 million shares which will be listed on Bursa Malaysia’s Main Market on 17 January 2023. Its market capitalisation would be RM340mil...
The African Development Bank Group’s $140,000 AgriPitch Competition names 25 finalists vying for top prizes
Jan 11, 2023
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group announces 25 finalists for the 2022 AgriPitch Competition from 14 African countries out of which about 17 are women-led SMEs. The competition will award $140,000 grants and provide business skills training to help these...
Yellow Pay: The newest payment feature from Yellow Card, now available across Africa
Jan 10, 2023
Yellow Card Financial announces its new crypto exchange payment gateway platform called Yellow Pay. It is now available across Africa. Their customers can now seamlessly and instantly send and receive cryptocurrencies without any extra charges. Read the original...