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News Archive

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Senior finance officials prepare for Accra Aid Forum
Released:  23 June 2008
Meeting in London provides platform for sharing experiences

New index aims to monitor economic resilience of small states
Released:  19 June 2008
This index will examine the vulnerabilities of these countries and propose measures to help them withstand ‘economic shocks’

New generation of global institutions needed, say Commonwealth leaders
Released:  10 June 2008
Heads of Government met at mini summit convened by Kamalesh Sharma

Commonwealth leaders arrive in London for summit
Released:  9 June 2008
Reform of international institutions focus of meeting

Be competitive, St Lucia minister tells Caribbean meeting on small businesses
Released:  28 May 2008
Guy Mayers said that SMEs are a cornerstone of small states, as they provide employment opportunities and contribute to the alleviation of poverty

Enhancing Kenya’s professional services exports
Released:  16 May 2008
The Commonwealth Secretariat is assisting Kenya to boost its professional services sector as way of diversifying the country’s economy and creating more employment opportunities.

Commonwealth leaders to tackle reform of global institutions
Released:  14 May 2008
“Some of today's key international institutions, established more than half a century ago, are not aligned to the way that the world has changed,” says Sharma

Integrated strategies, unique products and adaptability to tourism trends vital
Released:  14 May 2008
Commonwealth official says island states can develop niche markets to lure tourists

Call for framework to address debt in small states
Released:  12 May 2008
A new Commonwealth publication examines the likely causes of debt in small states and weighs up the prospects for dealing with this problem

Commonwealth to assist Cook Islands to harness seabed resources
Released:  12 May 2008
The development of seabed mineral resources has been a subject of international commercial and scientific interest for many years