Lord Marland – Leading the Commonwealth’s new business avatar

    2018-10-31T10:34:55+00:00June 6th, 2016|2016, Commonwealth Watch, May/June 2016, Year|

    The organisation charged with promoting trade and investment between Commonwealth countries has had a turbulent history but it may have finally found its saviour in businessman and entrepreneur Jonathan Peter Marland, also known as Lord Marland of Odstock. Here we trace the journey of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) and the promise it holds under Lord Marland’s stewardship. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Edinburgh in 1997 had mandated the creation of the Commonwealth Business Council [...]

      Missing in Action: India must take Commonwealth driving seat

      2018-10-31T10:42:36+00:00June 2nd, 2016|2016, Commonwealth Watch, May/June 2016, Year|

      As the debate around Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU) enters its final few weeks before the June 23 referendum, our expert columnist flags up the reasons why India must take on a more decisive leadership role of another important collective – the Commonwealth.