Nov 26, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Telenor Group will continue to look for “merger opportunities” in Pakistan, said the CEO of the Norwegian telecom operator which runs telecom business in nine markets across Europe and Asia. He quoted after announcing merger plans in Thailand with a local entity in an...
Nov 25, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Parks Malta commits to planting more than 1,500 trees in different valleys of Malta. About 20 organisations including NGOs, local councils and other entities will be involved in this month-long campaign. Government entities of Energy and Water Agency and Enemed will...
Nov 25, 2021 | Commonwealth News
New Zealand and the United Kingdom agree to a trade agreement that will include a provision to extend the copyright term in New Zealand by 20 years. The World Trade Organization’s standard for a copyright term is the author’s lifetime plus 50 years however, this...
Nov 25, 2021 | Commonwealth News
According to Startup Genome, Vancouver ranks the highest of all Canadian cities in the 2021 Life Sciences edition of the Global Startup Ecosystem Report. The data was collected from 3 million companies across 280 ecosystems, judging every region on factors like...
Nov 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
The 2nd Pakistan Africa Trade Development Conference (PATDC) to cater for the Western part of Africa will be held in Lagos, Nigeria. As a part of the Ministry of Commerce’s Look Africa Policy, more than 113 leading Pakistani companies will participate at the Single...
Nov 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to release $20 million for the Butha-Buthe District Drinking Water Supply Upgrade and Extension Project in Lesotho. The funding includes the construction of 25 pumping stations and 42 reservoirs for the storage of drinking water....
Nov 24, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Did you know on average 16 out of 20 people have plans of becoming tech entrepreneurs? While only a tiny number of those start-ups are able to initiate, especially in growing economies. Rwanda’s start-up scenario is becoming popular with some players already...
Nov 23, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Barbados prepares to become the first sovereign country with an embassy in the metaverse. The launch of the embassy is tentatively due for January next year. The tiny Caribbean Island has also led the charge on the development of an e-currency called DCash, which is...
Nov 23, 2021 | Commonwealth News
The Commonwealth Secretariat announces the appointment of a consortium of experts in a joint venture of the Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub and the Commonwealth Blue Charter to advise on ocean-climate finance. The consortium will help Commonwealth governments...
Nov 23, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has been working with local groups to screen films about apes and support conservation in rural communities of Nigeria to connect better. Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, Mbe Mountains Community Sanctuary, Okwangwo division of Cross...
