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Global coffee exports drop 9.6 percent in March 2023
KAMPALA-Global green bean exports in March 2023 totalled 10.90 million bags, as compared with 12.06mln bags in the same month of the previous year, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] says in its…
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Finance & Banking
Ajay Banga becomes 14th President of the World Bank
WASHINGTON – The Executive Directors of the World Bank have selected Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023. Banga most recently served…
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Police investigating murder of minister Engola
KAMPALA-The territorial police in Kampala Metropolitan, is actively investigating the tragic murder by shooting of the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Rtd. Col. Charles Okello Engola, by his…
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East Africa
Ruto to officiate launch of State of Migration in East and Horn of Africa Report
KAMPALA-The President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto is expected to grace the launch of the flagship report titled ‘The State of Migration in the East and Horn of Africa’’ on May 2,…
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ILO issues wage protection guidance for migrant workers
GENEVA– Migrant workers will benefit from new ILO guidance on wage protection that outlines relevant international labour standards. The Guidance Note focuses on wage-related issues faced by migrant workers, including non-payment and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Consultation on Cooperative Identity: ICA roots for local participation
KAMPALA -The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] is calling on its members, national apex bodies, local cooperative groups, sectoral federations, and other cooperative organisations and enterprises to host self-guided events during the current…
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Health
MPs urge govt to operationalise HIV/AIDS Trust Fund
KAMPALA – The chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters, Sarah Netalisile has asked fellow Members of Parliament to mount pressure on government to operationalize the HIV/AIDS Trust Fund. Netalisile,…
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Development
KCCA needs Shs 800bln annually to work on roads, says minister Kabuye
KAMPALA-Kampala City requires a 10-year master plan with funding estimated at Shs 800 billion annually to revamp roads and drainage infrastructure, according to State Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs,…
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Environment
NFA to get extra Shs 4bln for tree seedlings
KAMPALA-The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has recommended that the National Forestry Authority [ NFA ] is allocated an additional Shs4 billion in the next financial year to procure tree seedlings.…
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Development
Tax revenue collection: URA misses target by Shs 252bln in March
KAMPALA-The Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] which collects tax revenue on behalf of the central government missed the Shs 2 trillion target in March 2023, by about Shs 252bln, according to the latest…
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