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The Commonwealth - Fast Facts

The Commonwealth is made up of 56 independent nations that work together to pursue common goals which promote democracy, equality, and sustainable development. Our combined population of 2.6 billion is a third of the global population.

The combined GDP is US$12.6 trillion in 2022.
Half of the top 20 global emerging cities are in the Commonwealth.
Seven of the top 10 countries in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which measures rule of law, human rights, participation, human development and sustainable economic opportunity, are Commonwealth members.
Seven of the top 10 countries for gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa are Commonwealth countries, according to World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2015.
Five of the best performing 15 countries in the Youth Development Index are Commonwealth members.
Since 1991, 12 Commonwealth member countries have moved to multi-party democracy from military or one-party rule.

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RCS Ottawa

Nov 9, 2016

Higher Costs Take Bite Out of Toblerone, Shrinking U.K. Bars

Higher costs in the U.K., where a Brexit-battered pound is squeezing retailers and brand owners, have chiseled away the craggy Alpine shape of Toblerone chocolate bars. Mondelez International Inc. has reduced the weight of some Toblerone bars in the U.K, it said in a statement on its Facebook page. The company also changed some bar shapes, expanding the gaps between the triangular segments. “Like many other companies, we are experiencing higher costs for numerous ingredients,

Is Brexit over after today’s British High Court ruling?

RCS Ottawa

Nov 3, 2016

Is Brexit over after today’s British High Court ruling?

A huge obstacle just landed in the way of Brexit. The UK’s High Court has ruled that the government cannot trigger Article 50—the official notification to leave the European Union—without a vote in Parliament. Prime minister Theresa May argued that the government has the right to decide when Britain officially started the process to leave the EU, which she’s scheduled for March 2017. But the judgment went against her—the lord chief justice stated that “the most fundamental ru

RCS Ottawa

Oct 18, 2016

Will Italy also leave the European Union?

The smart money suggests that Italy will leave the EU. The country’s outflows are accelerating—up €118 billion ($130 billion) from just a year ago. Why the accelerating outflows from Italy? One explanation is that people are worried about the state of the country's banks, which are suffering the consequences of bad lending, poor governance and a new euro-area oversight system that makes rescues difficult. Another is political: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has staked hi

The Commonwealth - Fast Facts

The Commonwealth is made up of 56 independent nations that work together to pursue common goals which promote democracy, equality, and sustainable development. Our combined population of 2.6 billion is a third of the global population.

The combined GDP is US$12.6 trillion in 2022.

Half of the top 20 global emerging cities are in the Commonwealth.

Seven of the top 10 countries in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, which measures rule of law, human rights, participation, human development and sustainable economic opportunity, are Commonwealth members.

Seven of the top 10 countries for gender equality in Sub-Saharan Africa are Commonwealth countries, according to World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2015.

Five of the best performing 15 countries in the Youth Development Index are Commonwealth members.

Since 1991, 12 Commonwealth member countries have moved to multi-party democracy from military or one-party rule.

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COMMONWEALTH - Insights, Inspiration, & Innovation