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News Archive

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2011 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting website is launched
Released:  21 October 2010
Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland MP and Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma - Joint media release

Commonwealth to deploy election observers in Tanzania
Released:  21 October 2010
Former New Zealand Attorney-General, Paul East QC, to lead Group

Innovation to top the agenda of Commonwealth Public Service Ministers Meeting in Malta
Released:  20 October 2010
New approaches to delivering public services to citizens will be the focus of the 3rd Commonwealth Ministers Forum on Public Sector Development which begins on 21 October 2010 in Malta.

Big benefits possible for small countries that deliver services jointly
Released:  19 October 2010
Small developing countries that deliver services through regional bodies stand to gain from regional integration - Ransford Smith

Handbook published to help countries affected by ‘vulture funds’
Released:  18 October 2010
New Commonwealth publication is intended for both legal and financial officials, and others working as debt relief campaigners or non-governmental organisation advisers

Commonwealth countries have much to offer to G20 discussions, says leading economist
Released:  18 October 2010
Development, trade and climate change are among areas of potential engagement

Forthcoming Commonwealth publication cited in ICASO discussion paper
Released:  18 October 2010
The book will include new research on unpaid HIV care in the household

Global crisis should be wake-up call for Africa to diversify its export markets – UNCTAD chief
Released:  18 October 2010
Recent economic turbulence also presents an opportunity for African countries to strengthen efforts to reduce dependence on external finance, argues Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi

Secretary-General calls on Maldives President and Cabinet ministers
Released:  17 October 2010
Kamalesh Sharma on first official visit to the Indian Ocean archipelago

Is there a future for trade preferences?
Released:  15 October 2010
Expert analysis from Oliver Morrissey, Professor in Development Economics at the University of Nottingham