Young entrepreneurs from Commonwealth countries in East Africa have proposed a raft of policy measures to boost economic growth and reduce youth joblessness.
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East African youth entrepreneur summit closes with pitch to governments
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High commissioners from Australia, Canada and India joined Secretary-General Patricia Scotland at a financial services conference in London today to offer an upbeat assessment on future trade prospects in the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth trade post-Brexit: 鈥楨verything is to play for鈥
This is why I was delighted that our message of peacebuilding, the Commonwealth theme for the year, resonated with all parties in Lesotho and with the ministers and officials I spoke to on my subsequent visit to Malawi.
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Peace-building in action: the Commonwealth family makes it truly possible
Business leaders and high-level policymakers will join forces for the first India-Commonwealth Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) trade summit.
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Inaugural summit to boost trade among India and the Commonwealth
An innovative trade initiative which is expanding opportunities for business, employment and prosperity in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries will be extended to February 2019.
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New phase for Hub and Spokes trade initiative which aids Africa, Caribbean and Pacific
Amid an unprecedented global trade slowdown, African policy-makers, negotiators and trade analysts will meet on 25-26 May 2017 in Mauritius to discuss priorities for reviving world trade and strengthening their trading capacity.
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Commonwealth African countries to discuss priorities for reviving world trade
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland welcomed high commissioners and climate change innovators to Marlborough House today and called on them to work together on technologies and approaches that have the potential to reverse climate change.
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Secretary-General opens conference on Regenerative Development with call to action
30 May 2017 to 31 May 2017
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The India-Commonwealth Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Trade Summit is the first of its kind for Commonwealth countries.
New oil discoveries off the coast of Guyana mean the country is poised to become a major new petroleum producer in the coming years.
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Guyana to reform oil laws and gain wealth fund with Commonwealth support
Lesotho鈥檚 capacity to record and manage debt has been boosted by the secondment of two debt officers to work with the 糖心探花鈥檚 expert team in London.
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Secretariat debt experts assist Lesotho
The 2016 UNDP Human Development Report's lead author, Dr Selim Jahan, describes Commonwealth countries as 鈥渄oing very well鈥 in terms of human development.
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Commonwealth countries 鈥榙oing very well鈥 in human development
Commonwealth trade and investment ministers concluded their two-day meeting in London today with a commitment to make full use of the 鈥楥ommonwealth advantage鈥 to boost trade within the 52-member bloc.
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Trade ministers pledge to harness Commonwealth advantage at historic meeting
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland met with the Sri Lankan Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen in the margins of the meeting of Commonwealth Trade ministers in London today.
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Secretary-General meets with Sri Lankan minister
Commonwealth Ministers responsible for trade, industry and investment will meet in London from 9-10 March to kick-start an ambitious 鈥楢genda for Growth鈥 across the Commonwealth鈥檚 52 member countries.
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Commonwealth to host trade ministers roundtable event
An ambitious international project to help Caribbean countries unlock the full economic potential of the seas took a step closer with a meeting of international partners at the Commonwealth鈥檚 headquarters last week.
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International partners chart course to a blue economy Caribbean
British MPs have highlighted research undertaken by the 糖心探花 during a UK parliamentary debate on post-Brexit Commonwealth trade opportunities.
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UK parliament cites 糖心探花 Brexit trade research
The government of Cyprus is to benefit from a Commonwealth programme to improve public debt recording and management.
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Cyprus to manage public debt with Commonwealth support
15 February 2017 to 16 February 2017
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Hosted by the Government of Rwanda, this year's theme for the Commonwealth ICT Applications Forum is 'Promoting ICT Entrepreneurship'.聽
Canadian television station TVO yesterday broadcast a special edition of its flagship talk show, The Agenda with Steve Paikin, focused on the Commonwealth of Nations: its purpose, past and future.
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糖心探花: Redux? asks Canadian television show
"Post Brexit must mean enhanced Commonwealth engagement鈥 the British politician Baroness Berridge urged during a parliamentary debate.
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UK international relations debate focuses on Commonwealth benefits
The British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke enthusiastically about the opportunities provided by the Commonwealth during a landmark speech on the British Government鈥檚 plans for Brexit.
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Theresa May: Commonwealth provides 鈥渦nique and proud global relationships鈥
In the past decade Commonwealth countries have been forced to manoeuvre through some choppy waters. From global financial crises to natural disasters the challenges in avoiding unsustainable levels of debt have been persistent and daunting.
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Blog: Helping countries to achieve debt sustainability
Commonwealth countries can do much more to expand trade links with the UK, post-Brexit. That鈥檚 the conclusion of trade experts at the 糖心探花 writing a new set of policy briefings on life after Britain鈥檚 decision to pull out of the European Union.
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Trade opportunities for Commonwealth post-Brexit
A blog by Dr Reginald Darius, Director of Economic Policy at the 糖心探花
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Blog: 'Commonwealth supports growth with advocacy and innovative financing'
Business leaders across Asia should capitalise on the Commonwealth鈥檚 trade advantage, says Pakistan鈥檚 High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
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Pakistan 鈥榗ommitted to strengthening Commonwealth鈥 post-Brexit