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Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris reaffirms country’s active commitment to the Commonwealth with the Secretary-General the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, at a virtual meeting. Peiris further recalled that Sri Lanka as a founding member of the Commonwealth has remained proactive and committed to the values, principles and objectives of the Organisation and looks forward to future collaborations.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, recognises Pelenise Alofa (Maike Pilitati), representing Kiribati, as the 195th Commonwealth Point of Light in honour of her exceptional voluntary service advocating for climate action. Pelenise, now aged 60, has run the ‘Kiribati Climate Action Network (KiriCAN)’ for more than 13 years to help communities respond to climate change and to raise global awareness.

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According to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), commonwealth countries like Nigeria and Ghana will have the highest weight at the emerging bond market index. The benchmark driven investments are important for emerging market and developing economies and have benefits of financial stability for recipient countries.

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