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Local female-owned companies excel at World Travel Awards
NAIROBI-Ugandan companies owned by female executives pushed women to the top of the travel and hospitality industry in Uganda, as Nkuringo Safari Lodges CEO Lydia, Eva Mpanga and Eugene Windt Nsubuga’s Swanair…
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Africa
AfDB, COMESA hold workshop on harmonised consumer price indices in Africa
NAIVASHA– COMESA in collaboration with the African Development Bank [AfDB] last week conducted a five-day regional workshop in Naivasha, Kenya on harmonising consumer price indices in Africa. The aim is to improve…
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East Africa
Solution SACCO partners with tour company to ease travelling for members
NAIROBI-As the Christmas season nears, Kenyan entities, Solution SACCO and Bonfire Adventures have decided to collaborate to ease holiday planning and make travelling for the former’s members affordable and enjoyable. In the…
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International
ICA welcomes new members in 2022
LONDON-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] recently welcomed two members in September: Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito CACEENP Limitada from Honduras and Coopérative Centrale d’épargne et de crédit du Kivu [COOCEC-KIVU] from the…
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Africa
AfDB approves US$ 3mln in additional financing for Liberia’s Special Agro-Processing Zone scheme
ABIDJANI – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank [AfDB]Group has approved an additional $3 million of mixed financing for the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone project in Liberia. The financing,…
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International
Coffee market eyes Brazil’s rainfall totals with cautious hope
BRASILIA-Since the beginning of September, the Arabica coffee-growing regions of Brazil have received more than 160mm of rain, bringing the rainfall total for the country’s upcoming on-year crop close to totals seen…
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Africa
States urged to upscale utilisation of COMESA Free Trade Preferences
LUSAKA – Partner States in the COMESA Free Trade Area have been urged to upscale utilisation of the preferences provided under the free trade area [FTA] regime. Currently, it is estimated that…
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International
Trio of US murals celebrate Fairtrade, farmers and co-operation
MILWAUKEE -October in the United States is Fairtrade Month and Co-operative Month, and the two movements are joining forces to call for a fairer deal for farmers, according to news agencies there.…
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International
Indian successful dairy co-ops awarded by federation
NEW DELHI-During the recent Eastern and North-Eastern Cooperative Dairy Conclave 2022 in Gangtok, many state level and a few district-level dairy co-ops bagged the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Ltd [NCDFI]…
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International
Co-op accelerated support scheme for values-led and innovative suppliers sees first products reach shelves
LONDON-Co-op launches accelerated support scheme for smaller suppliers with products from the first phase of innovative and values-led businesses hitting the shelves this month. The incubator scheme, known as ‘the Apiary’, works…
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