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Commonwealth helps Cook Islands enact groundbreaking seabed mining law
Released:  2 December 2009
Legislation likely to serve as a model legislation for other Pacific Island countries

Commonwealth teams up with private equity firm to deliver up to $400 million in investment in Africa
Released:  2 November 2009
Small and medium enterprises across Africa are set to benefit from a multimillion dollar investment fund set up by private equity firm Aureos Capital with the Commonwealth Secretariat’s assistance.

Neo-liberal Washington Consensus ‘is now dead’
Released:  28 October 2009
UN experts laud Commonwealth as “ahead of the curve”

From the Archive: World’s financial stability on a ‘knife-edge’
Released:  7 October 2009
September 1984: Finance ministers welcome major Commonwealth report on the debt crisis

Finance ministers call for honouring of pledges to support poor countries
Released:  2 October 2009
The Commonwealth cannot solve the crisis, but it can play a role in making proposals and suggestions, says Ransford Smith

World still in deep recession, says Secretary-General
Released:  1 October 2009
Finance ministers share experiences of dealing with global economic crisis at annual meeting in Cyprus

Commonwealth Secretary-General visits Cyprus
Released:  30 September 2009
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma is visiting the Republic of Cyprus from 30 September to 2 October 2009.

Commonwealth must continue advocating inclusiveness during economic crisis
Released:  23 September 2009
Latest Discussion Paper examines the nature of the global downturn and its implications

Roadmap outlines path to help Mauritius achieve economic ambitions
Released:  23 September 2009
Government addresses recommendations which emerged from Commonwealth organised symposia

Tightening the net: Developing countries brace for tougher fishing regime
Released:  2 September 2009
Study warns of potential threat from incoming EU regulation

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