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	Commonwealth Business Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) was formed at the Edinburgh CHOGM in 1997.
		Commonwealth countries are major stakeholders in the process and success of the Doha Development Agenda.
		CBC’s trade development objectives include encouraging trade facilitation and further liberalisation of services; encouraging developing countries to play an active role in the WTO, and in new trade rounds, by maximising their negotiating strength through cooperative action.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_Business_Council (422 words)

	The ICFAI Journal of International Business Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		One among such international organizations is Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), which was established in 1997 to act as a bridge for cooperation between business and government to promote policies that enhance trade and investment within the commonwealth.
		The CBC is managed by a board of business leaders drawn from all regions of the commonwealth.
		The primary objective of CBC is to bring all the developing countries together to enhance the participation of the private sector in international negotiations by strengthening the capacity of domestic private sector capacity to create a multilateral trading system.
	www.icfai.org /ils/IJIBL-profiles-103.asp (1367 words)

	The Commonwealth - The Commonwealth of Learning (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Commonwealth is described as a "family" of nations, originally linked together in the British Empire, and now building on their common heritage in language, culture and education, which enables them to work together in an atmosphere of greater trust and understanding than generally prevails among nations.
		The Institute of Commonwealth Studies is a postgraduate academic institution devoted to the study of the Commonwealth.
		The CBC acts as a bridge for co-operation between business and government, concentrating on efforts to help remove barriers to trade, mobilise investment into Commonwealth countries, foster a good environment for business and investment, promote good practice in corporate governance and corporate citizenship, and facilitate the expansion of e-commerce, especially in developing countries.
	www.col.org /comover.htm (1708 words)

	NEPAD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ICC is the world business organisation, the only representative body that speaks with authority on behalf of enterprises from all sectors in every part of the world.
		The Business Humanitarian Forum's purpose is to encourage dialogue and mutual support between the business and humanitarian communities, based on their common interests in the stability, prosperity and democratic evolution of developing societies and countries in transition.
		The Business Humanitarian Forum was founded based on UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's vision of bringing business partners together with humanitarian organisations to rebuild infrastructures and jointly resolve humanitarian problems.
	www.nepad.org.ng /businessGp.htm (799 words)

	Face to Face: Dr. Mohan kaul, Director General and CEO, Commonwealth Business Council
		CBC’s aim was two fold: one was to see that Commonwealth countries adopt market economy policies so that they can open up their market to private sector.
		The first and most important objective for CBC is the economic empowerment of the people that can be achieved if most of the countries have higher economic growth rate but that for us can only be achieved by increasing the role of the private sector.
		It was their core business probably 20 years ago because that time it was creating a capacity but it is not the case now.
	www.indiaonestop.com /face2face/mohan_kaul.htm (3248 words)

	Articles - Commonwealth of Nations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Commonwealth has often been likened to an English gentlemen´s club, and the issue of membership - who is and who is not a member of the organisation - often seems to be more important, and certainly attracts much more attention, than what the organisation actually does.
		The Commonwealth is also useful as an international organisation that represents significant cultural and historical links between wealthy first-world countries and poorer developing nations with diverse social and religious backgrounds.
		Although not affiliated with the Commonwealth in an official manner, the prestigious Booker Prize is awarded annually to an author from a Commonwealth country or the Republic of Ireland.
	www.1-electric.com /articles/Commonwealth_of_Nations (1837 words)

	CBC News Indepth: The Commonwealth
		The Commonwealth is a collection of 54 countries drawn largely from the former British Empire.
		The Commonwealth had suspended the African country after President Robert Mugabe was accused of rigging his re-election.
		There are many other Commonwealth foundations and associations run under the aegis of the secretariat including the Commonwealth Business Network, the Commonwealth Foundation (arts), the Commonwealth Science Foundation, the Commonwealth of Learning, and the Commonwealth Business Council.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/commonwealth (770 words)

	tata.com : Business excellence in the Internet Age
		Business excellence will depend upon managers having a clear understanding of the business they are in, the potential role that technology can play to enable them to compete effectively and the impact of the internet on their business - whether it threatens to destroy their business or enhance it.
		Charles Schwab's business restructuring, in response to the E*Trade equation, is of the same genre.
		Business managers are being constantly bombarded with new applications, new products and new solutions such as componentisation, software as a service, enterprise-wide application integration, etc. They need to be able to sift through all the hype and finalise the best solution.
	www.tata.com /tcs/releases/20001124.htm (3817 words)

	Commonwealth - Commonwealth Business Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I suspect most of you know that CBC has been going since the CHOGM in Edinburgh some four and a half years ago when we were asked to provide the link between the business across the Commonwealth and Governments.
		We were asked to find ways of increasing trade and investment between Commonwealth countries and to create a dialogue between Governments and companies of all sizes and all shapes from across the Commonwealth to try and get both to work together, to try and make more happen.
		We have said that the business council, probably along with the Commonwealth secretariat, ought to be able to facilitate that sort of peer review.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/InternalChogm.asp?NodeID=36352&PrintFriendly=True (3184 words)

	Canadian Will Chair Business Council Of World’s Largest Trading Block
		Commonwealth Advantage President Sinclair Stevens congratulates SNC-Lavalin Group President and CEO Jacques Lamarre on his appointment to the Chair of the Commonwealth Business Council, with Barry Gander, EVP of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance, in Malta.
		The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) engages the private sector in the promotion of trade and investment among the 53 member countries.
		Organized by the Commonwealth Business Council, London, in conjunction with the Maltese government and sponsored by HSBC Bank Malta, Malta Enterprise and Maltacom, the Malta forum coincided with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the Commonwealth Foreign Ministers Meeting, the People's Forum and the Youth Forum.
	www.cata.ca /Media_and_Events/Press_Releases/cata_pr11230501.html (839 words)

	CBC launches CBC Marketplace Network initiative - Infobank Africa first on board
		The CBC Marketplace Network initiative is being driven by the Commonwealth Business Council's vision of an open Commonwealth wide eCommerce ecosystem based on interoperability between hundreds of participating eMarketplace platforms in each of the 54 countries that are members of the CBC.
		Dr Mohan Kaul, Director General of the Commonwealth Business Council, said, "We are pleased to create the CBC Marketplace Network in partnership for eMarketplace operators and businesses in the Commonwealth countries.
		The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) was established by the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in 1997 to involve the private sector in the promotion of international trade and investment.
	www.itweb.co.za /sections/internet/2001/0103130726.asp (564 words)

	The Hindu : Businesswomen plan C'wealth network
		A core group of women leaders in business and entrepreneurship is putting heads together to carve a space for the business community in the first pan-Commonwealth meeting, the Commonwealth Business Forum to be held in Melbourne, Australia, in October 2001.
		The Commonwealth Business Forum is an important international business event which brings together business and government leaders from around the world for dialogue on innovative ways to enhance trade and investment.
		It is organised by the Commonwealth Business Council, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat.
	www.hindu.com /2001/04/03/stories/0403402l.htm (509 words)

	Commonwealth - Discussing Business Opportunities in the Commonwealth and Beyond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Malta is strategically located in the Mediterranean and Europe, and the Commonwealth sees the comparative advantage in connecting countries in the region to discuss business opportunities and to establish business networks.
		A group of 30 representatives from more than 500 business delegates and government officials at the CBF will be holding a dialogue with several Commonwealth leaders at the end of their forum to share their ideas and concerns.
		There is so much business potential in Commonwealth countries for the export of their goods and services to Europe - particularly in food and agriculture, and manufactured goods.
	www.thecommonwealth.org /Templates/System/LatestNews.asp?NodeID=147272&PrintFriendly=True (520 words)

	elcom.com \| Commonwealth Business Council launches Trusted Digital Marketplace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The CBC Forum was attended by Patricia Hewitt, United Kingdom's Minister of State for eCommerce, and hosted by Dr. Mohan Kaul, Director General of the Commonwealth Business Council, along with 350 senior members of the Commonwealth Business Council.
		The CBC is headquartered in London and is a for-profit international business organization operated under the auspices of the Commonwealth Secretariat, representing significant business organizations doing business in and across the British Commonwealth countries.
		CBC direct member companies numbering approximately 200, include investment houses, banks and financial institutions, IT companies, infrastructure development companies, telecommunications, transport, energy and power, construction, water, mining and manufacturing companies and other companies dealing with commodities and consumer products.
	www.elcom.com /news_story.asp?id=101 (651 words)

	Letter to Commonwealth Members on the Eve of CHOGM (Human Rights Watch, November 25, 2003)
		The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group should be asked to review the human rights situation in both countries (as well as political and constitutional issues), establish clear benchmarks for improvements, and identify new strategies to promote change.
		Commonwealth members should also ensure that both countries are not re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights unless substantial progress is made (Pakistan will need to seek re-election in 2004 and Zimbabwe in 2005).
		Commonwealth countries, given their commitment to promote human rights, are in a position to help focus the debate on what governments can do to halt and prevent the misuse of small arms.
	www.hrw.org /press/2003/11/nigeria-ltr112503.htm (2385 words)

	The World Today Archive - Executive defends international business forum
		Dr Kaul is in Australia this week to plan the Commonwealth Business Council's Melbourne meeting, and when I spoke to him earlier today, I began by asking him his views on the recent anti-globalisation protests.
		I mean essentially the Commonwealth itself is a colonial relic, and yet you're saying that it can in fact be a vehicle to have influence that'll benefit those poorer countries.
		Now we were looking at in the Commonwealth context, and we're saying as you rightly said, we can't change our past in terms of the how it was created, but we can look at the future.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/stories/s297862.htm (905 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Commonwealth Trade Forum represents a unique endeavour to bring together the trade policy to community within the Commonwealth, with leading figures of trade and industry from around the Commonwealth, to discuss trade issues in the contest of the WTO Ministerial scheduled for Cancun in September 2003.
		It is important that as business dimension the Trade Forum provides an excellent opportunity for trade and industry interests within the Commonwealth to present their point of view regarding the issues on the Doha agenda, especially with regard to operational impediments that they face in the actual conduct of trade.
		Finally, to aid the growth of business networks that are similarly active within their national governments and within their global associations.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/07/03/new17.html (565 words)

	Commonwealth Business Council - CBC - Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Recently, the Commonwealth Business Council and the government of Sierra Leone held an investment forum to attract investors to the country.
		The Commonwealth Business Council, together with the Government of Sierra Leone, The Department for International Development, the World Bank and the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone is hosting the first International Investment Forum in Sierra Leone.
		The Commonwealth Business Council is to hold a series of one-day investment roundtables on behalf of member governments.
	www.cbcglobelink.org /cbcglobelink/index.jsp (835 words)

	Commonwealth Business Forum: The Abuja Manifesto
		Dr Mohan Kaul, Chairman of the Commonwealth Business Council, was speaking at the conclusion of the largest conference on sustainable development since the World Summit in 2002, and the largest Commonwealth business event ever.
		The focus of the Commonwealth Business Forum was not on what or why, but making things happen.
		The concept is gaining wider understanding and acceptance, and many business leaders spend increasing amounts of time in embedding this new approach within their companies.
	www.csrwire.com /article.cgi/2315.html (355 words)

	Governments Drive Modernisation and Transparency With Electronic Payments: New Paper Delivers Blueprint to Strengthen ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Mohan Kaul, chief executive of the Commonwealth Business Council, noted, "This paper provides an important resource to help raise awareness and understanding in the area of electronic payments, particularly for emerging markets that are embracing leapfrog technologies to drive growth.
		Small and medium-sized business account for more than 95% of all enterprises and the majority of employment in most countries, but they stumble over cash-flow and are more able to succeed when they have better access to credit and customers.
		The Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) is dedicated to the promotion of economic growth through international trade and investment.
	www.corporate.visa.com /md/nr/press230.jsp?src=home (1122 words)

	elcom.com \| Commonwealth Business Council Announces Dynamic Trade Centre for Commonwealth Government Agencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Mohan Kaul, Commonwealth Business Council’s Director General, stated, “When we first launched CBCmarketplace.com at the Commonwealth Business Council Forum in London last year, we envisioned CBC Marketplace.com as the Commonwealth centre for business-to-businesses eCommerce services, and the central channel to domestic and international public sector and private sector business opportunities across the Commonwealth.
		There has been no central location for the Commonwealth public sector to efficiently and cost effectively present tenders to the Commonwealth private sector at large, a function expected to be fulfilled by The Dynamic Trade Centre.
		Businesses located in or interested in doing business in Commonwealth countries are eligible to subscribe to CBCmarketplace.com, and will be approved by the Commonwealth Business Council or its designated agents including Chambers of Commerce, Trade Associations and CBC member companies, making the CBCmarketplace.com, a trusted system for conducting business.
	www.elcom.com /news_story.asp?id=337 (770 words)

	World-Ecommerce.Com, Editorial, Roslyn K.
		The Commonwealth Business Forum was held by the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) this November in Johannesburg, South Africa where 650 business and government leaders gathered from 54 Commonwealth countries to look at how economies could advance along with social development.
		The CBC was formed two years ago when Commonwealth ministers of finance realized that the input of the private business sector might indeed contribute to the processes and policies of economic development.
		Several business leaders pointed out that the private sector could not directly solve the problems of poverty and health issues, especially the scourges of HIV/ AIDS and malaria that afflict the developing world.
	www.world-ecommerce.com /rk_1199.htm (731 words)

	Welcome to Export-Import Bank of India - What's New (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Headquartered in London, the Commonwealth Business Council was established in 1997 as a representative group to link business into government policy, to facilitate trade and investment throughout the Commonwealth and also to act as a catalyst for high level policy dialogue between the private sector and the Commonwealth Heads of Governments.
		The CBC is a membership-based organisation with currently 105 corporate members from countries in Asia, Africa and America.
		The CBC undertakes/commissions research studies, technical papers and surveys on key issues relating to trade and investment relations and opportunities in the Commonwealth, and has also established an exchange training programme for executives working in different enterprises within the Commonwealth.
	www.eximbankindia.com /pressy2k0427.html (260 words)

	Commonwealth Business Council thanks Malta companies for their support of the Commonwealth Business Forum 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Dr Mohan Kaul, Director General of the Commonwealth Business Council, explained that the CBC is a practical organization that works with the private sector to promote trade, investment and international partnerships between Commonwealth countries and beyond.
		The CBF 2005 is a landmark occasion for Malta, one that will bring up to 600 international delegates together to network, discuss and debate how best to increase trade and business links between their countries, their industry sectors, their individual business interests and companies.
		The people who will be addressing and attending the Commonwealth Business Forum are the very personalities who can impact the way global economies develop in the future, the very individuals whose influence can change the way businesses interact across international borders.
	www.di-ve.com /dive/portal/portal.jhtml?id=205984&pid=1 (464 words)

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