Dec 18, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Every full moon is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. Poya Day is a day of religious rites. The term “poya” in Sinhalese comes from Pali and Sanskrit, which means “fast day”. Local devotees celebrate this day by visiting temples for worship.
Dec 17, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism and Investment, Charles Fernandez extends his wishes to Keisha Schahaff, who will be the first Antiguan and Barbudan, and Caribbean woman to travel to space. The ministry offered full support and the Ministry of Tourism and...
Dec 17, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Join the Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong (CCCHK) webinar on the opportunities for expanding cross border business and investment between Pakistan and Hong Kong. The webinar takes place online via Zoom on 20th December 2021 (Monday) at 3 pm Hong Kong time...
Dec 17, 2021 | Commonwealth News
The largest crypto exchange Binance Asia to close its exchange operation in Singapore. Buying and selling of crypto for existing assets of users will stop completely from January 13, 2022. With immediate effect, no new user registrations will be permitted nor existing...
Dec 17, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Ada Nduka Oyom, the founder of She Code Africa, is one of several enterprises that directly provide resources and skills to women hoping to break into the tech industry. The gender disparity issue is a global problem but Africa seems to be most affected. According to...
Dec 16, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Alitheia IDF becomes the largest gender-lens private equity fund by value in Africa. Alitheia IDF (AIF) which is Africa’s first women-led and women-focused investing fund has announced the final close of the $100 million funds with European Investment Bank (EIB)...
Dec 16, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Born in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta, Tariye Gbadegesin has helped launch a public-private pan-African infrastructure bank, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). She led AFC’s first wind power project and became the face of the bank’s climate engagement. In March...
Dec 15, 2021 | Commonwealth News
Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology leader, announces to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mitsui & Co., Ltd (Mitsui), one of Japan’s largest global conglomerates. Mitsui with its extensive experience and global network will help in...
