Jan 10, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Majority Rule Day in the Bahamas is celebrated every year on January 10 and only recently became an official holiday in 2014. The day is seen as one of the most important national events in The Bahamas. The holiday allows Bahamians to celebrate the ideals of equality,...
Jan 8, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas and the resource-rich state of Sabah announces a master plan to develop the state’s natural gas resources in a joint statement. This includes the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant with a capacity of 2...
Jan 8, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Pakistan was able to close about 81 deals worth $350 million in the year 2021, according to a Deal Flow Tracker by Invest2Innovate (i2i) which supports startups and the entrepreneurship ecosystem in growth markets. This amount is more than 5x of what was raised in...
Jan 7, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Malaysia’s agricultural exports will benefit from the rolling out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to industry experts. RCEP is expected to grow and strengthen agricultural investment and international cooperation between...
Jan 7, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Constitution Day in Ghana is a relatively new public holiday and has been declared an additional holiday. The Constitution defines the basic political standards that establish the structure, systems, forces and responsibilities of the Government, the structure of the...
Jan 7, 2022 | Commonwealth News
A pair of scions from Singapore’s wealthiest families founded ARC that envisions creating an exclusive online community where membership will be open to anyone holding the startup’s NFT. Financier Peter Lim’s son Kiat Lim and Mewah International’s Elroy Cheo’s...
Jan 7, 2022 | Commonwealth News
Tanvi Ratna, founder and CEO of Policy 4.0, have proposed a KYC-compliant ‘India Wallet’ solution for managing cross border crypto activity. The Bangaluru-based think tank has been actively working with policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, etc., for years...
Jan 6, 2022 | Commonwealth News
The Women of Power and Transformation (WOPAT) announces a new initiative aimed at supporting about one billion successful women entrepreneurs across the globe. The launch was held via zoom at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in Ghana. The initiative...
Jan 6, 2022 | Commonwealth News
NaFarm Foods, co-founded by AbdulLateef Olaosebi, processes tomatoes into paste, puree and the popular stew sauces in Kaduna State in Nigeria. In 2015, the company was founded with the idea of selling dried and powdered tomatoes. However, after improving the...
Jan 6, 2022 | Commonwealth News
The food processing firm, BUA Foods, attains quoted company status after it listed 18 billion ordinary shares. It is now the biggest consumer goods company by market capitalisation after Nestle Nigeria and has made an entry into the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX)’s...
