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Agriculture
Norway earmarks US$ 10.15mln for fertiliser supply in Uganda, others
KAMPALA-The Africa Fertiliser Financing Mechanism [AFFM] has received US$ 10.15 million in new funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation [NORAD]. The financing will target projects in Uganda, Kenya and Mozambique,…
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International
ICA hunts for new office bearer to replace Bruno Roelants
KAMPALA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has announced on its website that it is in the process of recruiting a new director general to replace Bruno Roelants who is poised to retire soon…
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Africa
AfDB to launch inaugural Africa’s Macro-Economic Performance and Outlook report
The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group will launch the inaugural edition of Africa’s Macro-economic Performance and Outlook [MEO] report on January 19, 2023, at its Abidjan Headquarters, according to Emeka Anuforo, the…
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East Africa
Intra-EAC trade hits US$ 10 billion mark
KAMPALA-Intra-regional trade within the East African Community [EAC] is on an upward trajectory, standing at US$ 10.17 billion in September 2022. The intra-EAC trade, accounting for imports and exports in the seven…
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Africa
AfDB’s Shs 518mln AgriPitch Competition names 25 finalists
KAMPALA-Twenty-five youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 AgriPitch Competition. The Bank, in collaboration with the implementing lead…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM: Gov’t releases over Shs 260bln for agricultural production
KAMPALA-The Ministry of Finance has released Shs 264 billion towards the Parish Development Model [ PDM ] to boost agricultural production in the country, according to the Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan…
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Africa
Africa’s coffee exports were 6.8 percent up in November 2022
KAMPALA-Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 6.8 percent to 1.09 million bags in November 2022 from 1.02mln bags in November 2021, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] says in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Former KCCA staff on spot over defrauding cooperatives
KAMPALA-Some of the retired staff of Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA] are on the spot for illegally running offices to handle cooperative sector-related work, ending up extorting large amounts of money from…
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International
End of year message from ICA President
Dear cooperative friends. We are coming to the end of a year that was full of important events for the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. We met in Seville after almost two years…
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Finance & Banking
ECF: Uganda to receive over Shs 880bln from IMF
KAMPALA-Uganda stands to receive an additional US$ 240 million from the International Monetary Fund [IMF] under the Extended Credit Facility [ ECF ] approved by the IMF Executive Board on June 28,…
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