Commonwealth’s economic momentum grows
The 56-member group can advance trade liberalisation by building on existing Asia-Pacific and African agreements
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A SIGNIFICANT range of business memorandums of understanding were sealed at the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit hosted in the City of London in April 2026.
However, momentum is growing for a much bigger economic prize for the 56-member organisation – an ambition that holds substantial strategic value for key Asean nations including Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
The potential larger business ambition on the horizon is a pan-Commonwealth trade liberalisation deal. This would build from the wide range of bilateral and plurilateral economic agreements currently in place between member nations.
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