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AfDB backs Africa’s insurance future with US$ 125mln
ABIDJAN, June 5, 2026 — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB] has approved, on May 22, a US$125 million equity investment in the African Trade and Investment…
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EAC Health Ministers agree on urgent regional measures to strengthen response to Ebola outbreak
KAMPALA, June 4, 2026 — The East African Community [EAC] Ministers of Health have agreed to harmonise Ebola surveillance and protective measures at all airports, ports and land border crossings across the…
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New Zealand’s Co-operative Bank to pay US$ 1.4 million penalty over monitoring failures
SYDNEY, June 4, 2026 — The Reserve Bank of New Zealand [RBNZ] has filed civil proceedings in the Wellington High Court against the country’s Co-operative Bank over three breaches of core requirements…
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Cooperatives Urge ILO to Tackle Platform Worker Exploitation and Gender Inequality
BRUSSELS, June 4, 2026 — The global cooperative movement has called on the International Labour Organization [ILO] to take decisive action to address worker exploitation in the platform economy and persistent gender…
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EBRD forecasts slower growth in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2026
KAMPALA, June 4, 2026 — Economic growth across the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s [ EBRD ] Sub-Saharan Africa [SSA] economies is forecast to slow to 4.7 per cent in 2026…
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Rugby Africa boss to Join Panel on Sport as a Driver of African Industrialisation at the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings
KAMPALA, June 3, 2026 — Rugby Africa, the governing body for rugby across the continent, says its President, Herbert Mensah, will participate in the 33rd African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] Annual Meetings [AAM],…
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AM2026: AfDB and ASSA seal strategic partnership to mobilise domestic capital for social protection systems
BRAZZAVILLE, June 3, 2026 — The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Africa Social Security Association [ASSA] have signed a letter of intent to strengthen collaboration on Africa’s long-term development financing priorities,…
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Africa’s top 10 economies are worth more than US$ 2.46trn combined
KAMPALA, June 2, 2026 — The combined Gross Domestic Product [GDP] of Africa’s 10 largest economies is projected to reach approximately US$ 2.46 trillion in 2026, according to the latest estimates released…
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Banking Uganda’s Economy: Unlocking Inclusive Growth Through Financial Inclusion and Digital Finance
UGAFODE Financial Pathways KAMPALA, June 2, 2026 — Uganda is at a crucial stage in its economic development. Over the past two decades, the country has achieved steady economic growth, expanded digital…
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EBRD launches inaugural Economic Governance Strategy
LONDON, June 1, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [ EBRD ] has launched its inaugural Economic Governance Strategy, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening economic governance across the economies…
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