"There is a tide in the affairs of men
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune"
- William Shakespeare
The Commonwealth supports policies and programmes in member countries which create a favourable environment for entrepreneurs, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and innovation, with particular attention to entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for youth and women.
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Wasted milk is equal to gas emissions from 20,000 cars
May 18, 2012Waste milk creates a carbon footprint equivalent to thousands of car exhausts, according to a study that highlights the environmental costs of inefficient farming and the aggressive marketing of supermarket food. Scientists have calculated that the 360,000 tonnes of waste milk that is poured down British drains each year creates greenhouse gases equivalent to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide...
May 17, 2012
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have played an important role in South Asia and are a critical source for employment creation as well as income generation. This publication aims to propose practical policy interventions for improving business environments in three South Asian countries.
Africa Progress Panel calls on African governments to drive towards Millennium Development Goals
May 14, 2012African leaders urged to launch 'big push' as inequality, marginalisation and disenfranchisement threaten MDG progress. The Africa Progress Panel, chaired by Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general, said while the continent had made notable gains in the past decade, its record on poverty does not match its overall economic growth.
Study in UK with a Jubilee scholarship
May 10, 2012The good news is that the British Council and the UK Government have launched Jubilee Scholarships 2012, 60 new awards to study a Masters in the UK, to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the London Olympics 2012.
Seychelles and India - trusted development partners
May 03, 2012The President of the Republic of India, HE Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, has announced India’s financial package of a Line of Credit of US$50 million and a grant of US$25 million for Seychelles, following a meeting with the President of the Republic of Seychelles, HE Mr. James Alix Michel.
Second round of Culture and Conflict grants announced
Apr 17, 2012A three year joint initiative from the Commonwealth Foundation and the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development designed to further the role of culture as a way of engaging with people and communities in countries which have undergone recent experiences of profound social upheaval and conflicts.
