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EAC to set up Diaspora desk to facilitate investment and trade in the region
ARUSHA – The East African Community [EAC] is setting up a Diaspora desk that will focus on facilitating East Africans living in the diaspora to invest and trade in the region. EAC…
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High inflation: World Bank advises African gov’ts to restore macro-economic stability and protect the poor
WASHINGTON-Global headwinds are slowing Africa’s economic growth as countries continue to contend with rising inflation, hindering progress on poverty reduction. The risk of stagflation comes at a time when high interest rates…
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Teachers Saccos asked to join major association for operational efficiency
NAIROBI-Kenya Teachers Sacco Association [KETSA] national chairperson, Robert Njue has urged teachers’ Saccos in the country to join the association so that they are able to pool resources together. Njue, who is…
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Minister Ecweru rushes to Nebbi to calm planned demo over poor state of roads
NEBBI – The State Minister for Works and Transport, Fred Musa Ecweru on Tuesday rushed to Greater Nebbi districts to appease youth who had planned demonstrations over the poor state of the…
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Gulu City garbage truck impounded over Shs 40mln debt
GULU-Court bailiffs in Gulu days ago impounded the garbage truck belonging to Gulu City Council over Shs 40 million compensation that court said the city should pay for causing damage to the…
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Nakuru County co-ops promised Kshs 1bln each year
The new Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika has pledged to support cooperative societies with Ksh1 billion [Ushs 32 billion] every year to boost their economic activities, according to Sacco Review. Speaking at…
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EAC Partner States urged to jointly promote tourism investment opportunities
BUJUMBURA-East African Community [EAC] Partner States have been advised to cooperate in packaging and promoting tourism investment opportunities and incentives in the region through different fora. It was further argued that regional…
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How smoked fish vendors’ co-op is fighting climate change in Gabon
LIBREVILLE –A young woman unloads cases of freshly caught fish from her boat onto the dock of the banks of the Ogooué river near the fish market of Lambaréné in Gabon. Marilou…
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AfDB project boosts agricultural yields for youth enterprises in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO-Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize doubled, according to a project a recent progress…
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Stima DT Sacco transforming traditional Sacco banking
NAIROBI-According to a recent advertorial, a new path is lighting up for the Sacco sub-sector in Kenya. Product innovation and the deployment of technology have transformed traditional Sacco banking across the country.…
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