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COMMONWEALTH BLOG - Issues, Insights, & Innovation
RCS Ottawa
Jan 18, 2017
Australians sending 'unhelpful' donations like high heels, handbags, chainsaws to disaster z
Unsolicited donations given to Australia's Pacific neighbours after disasters may be causing more harm than good, says a report...
RCS Ottawa
Dec 12, 2016
Amazon workers in Scotland are camping outside in the bitter cold to avoid travel costs
Amazon’s employees would apparently prefer to brave sub-zero temperatures than bear travel costs. Some of the company’s workers have been...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 24, 2016
Brexit politicians are putting us on a fast track to financial jeopardy
How do you take your Brexit? Soft or hard? Quick or slow? It might all seem semantics but for the UK and Europe it is the £1.1tn...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 22, 2016
Climate Change Effects International Politics
A large body of scholarship suggests that climate change could exert grave effects on international politics this century. Planet-wide...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 6, 2016
Industrial Production Data to Drive British Pound Against Euro and US Dollar on Friday
Pound Sterling remains highly sensitive to risk sentiment associated with Brexit as we evidenced by the sharp declines witnessed through...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 6, 2016
Commonwealth to be ‘honest broker’ as member states move from ‘shock to solutions’ after UK vote to
Our specialist trade policy support ‘invaluable’ in Post-Brexit landscape, says Secretary-General Scotland We are ready to support...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 4, 2016
Canada and India seek closer economic ties
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, was thrilled to welcome Nirmala Sitharaman, India’s Minister of...
RCS Ottawa
Oct 4, 2016
The closer Brexit gets, the worse the pound performs
British prime minister Theresa May said Oct. 2 that she would officially start the process for Britain’s exit from the European Union no...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 11, 2016
Commonwealth Trade Express: International Transit Scheme to Improve Trading Environment across the E
By reducing the time and costs of trading, integrated transit mechanisms are important for boosting trade and enhancing competitiveness...
RCS Ottawa
Aug 10, 2016
Fostering Green Economies through Trade, Investment and Innovation - UNCTAD 14 Round Table
The greening of economies will require a transformation of consumption and production patterns. There is an urgent need to find new ways...
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