A Commonwealth Secretariat Vision for Trade, Enterprise and Inclusive Growth
The Commonwealth Economic Infrastructure Platform is designed to help businesses, SMEs, entrepreneurs and investors across Commonwealth member states connect, trade, raise capital, access finance and grow into globally competitive companies.
Our purpose
A Commonwealth-led platform for shared prosperity.
CEIP reflects the Commonwealth Secretariat's commitment to practical economic cooperation, digital transformation, SME growth, inclusive trade, investment mobilisation and shared prosperity across the Commonwealth.
Across 56 member states and 2.7 billion people, CEIP establishes a single, trusted digital layer for business verification, trade discovery, payments, finance and capital access — interoperable across every Commonwealth jurisdiction.
The platform is Commonwealth-led, Commonwealth-governed and Commonwealth-focused, designed to unlock opportunity for entrepreneurs, women-led businesses, young founders, exporters, investors and institutions.
- Commonwealth Secretariat initiative
- 56 member states · 2.7 billion people
- Built for SMEs, entrepreneurs and exporters
- Inclusive: women-led, youth-led and rural enterprise
- Investment-ready pathway for growth companies
- Sovereign-grade trust, identity and compliance
Stakeholders
Who CEIP serves.
- Get verified
- Build trust
- Sell across Commonwealth markets
- Access finance
- Meet investors
- Become investment-ready
- Support SME exports
- Improve trade visibility
- Attract investment
- Promote national businesses
- Track economic growth
- Discover verified companies
- Access structured opportunities
- Support inclusive growth
- Fund scalable Commonwealth businesses
- Enterprise growth
- Job creation
- Innovation
- Expanded trade
- Stronger local economies
Brand hierarchy
How CEIP is led and supported.
- 01Commonwealth SecretariatSponsoring institution. Sets the vision, governance and standards.
- 02The Secretary-General's enterprise and SME growth visionStrategic mandate for inclusive Commonwealth prosperity.
- 03Commonwealth member states & businessesThe 56 nations and the entrepreneurs the platform serves.
- 04CEIP — the platformDigital economic infrastructure for trade, capital and opportunity.
- 05eTranzact Global — Infrastructure PartnerDigital Infrastructure Partner and Primary Payment & Settlement Infrastructure Partner. Background enabling layer.