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Commonwealth to launch guide on investment agreements: Released: 18 October 2012; "The handbook identifies an area of crucial need among our poorest, smallest and most vulnerable members" - Dr Cyrus Rustomjee
Commonwealth brings African organic farmers to the UK to seek markets: Released: 18 October 2012; Ugandan farmers have produced exceptional range of delicious foods - Project Director
Commonwealth education ministers call for input on post-2015 agenda: Released: 16 October 2012; Proposals will ensure a strong Commonwealth voice in the next generation of global development goals
Greater efforts needed to address impact of external shocks - finance ministers: Released: 12 October 2012; Shock financing, youth unemployment, the successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals and private sector participation discussed at Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting
Nigerian judges and Commonwealth act on terrorism: Released: 12 October 2012; “Terrorism has no boundaries, it has no colour, no tribe, and there is no country that can say they are immune from acts of terrorism so we all have to work together” - Nigeria’s Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta
Commonwealth can make a unique contribution to new global anti-poverty targets – Masire-Mwamba: Released: 12 October 2012; Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General addresses Pan African Parliament on post-Millennium Development Goals framework
Commonwealth finance ministers meet in Tokyo: Released: 10 October 2012; Meeting focused on youth unemployment, building resilience, managing debt among Commonwealth countries and strengthening the relationship between the Commonwealth and the G20
Commonwealth launches new tool to help countries manage debt: Released: 10 October 2012; A new software to help countries plan, analyse and manage sovereign debt was launched on 10 October during the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
Q&A with Dr Cyrus Rustomjee on the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting: Released: 8 October 2012; Commonwealth Secretariat Director of Economic Affairs Dr Rustomjee discusses the current financial landscape and the impact of external shocks on Commonwealth small and vulnerable economies ahead of the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting from 9 to 10 October
Commonwealth conference examines reforms to improve service delivery to citizens: Released: 4 October 2012; "Taxpayers want to see their taxes spent reasonably. All these make public procurement so important and therefore a subject of tight scrutiny because where large sums of money are involved, vulnerability to abuse increases" - Tanzania Deputy Minister of Finance