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Africa: Ecobank Group launches 2024 Fintech Challenge with Shs 190mln prize
LOME, June 8, 2024 – Ecobank Group which also operates in Uganda has launched the 2024 Fintech Challenge and is calling for applications from across Africa, according to a press release. This…
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Canada: Cooperative Housing Development Programme launched
WINNIPEG, May 7, 2024 – The Canadian government has launched the Cooperative Housing Development Programme. The programme’s launch was presided over by Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and Dan…
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Uganda, Korea sign financing agreement
SEOUL, June 6, 2024 – Uganda and South Korea have signed a framework agreement that will make the former acquire a US$ 500 million loan from the Korea EXIM Bank for the…
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Agreement to drive sustainable development through Islamic Finance signed
JEDDAH, June 6, 2024 – The Islamic Development Bank Institute [IsDBI] and the General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions [CIBAFI] signed a Grant Agreement to collaborate towards advancing Islamic finance…
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Former official of Labongo Tobacco Growers Cooperative Society arrested
KITGUM, June 6, 2024 – The former treasurer of Labongo Tobacco Growers Cooperative Society Limited in Kitgum district is in police detention for refusing to hand over office to his successor. Solomon…
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Society Artisanal partners with Minespider to track conflict-free gold from the DRC
KINSHASA, June 6, 2024 – Society Artisanal, an organisation that aims to export conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC], has announced its partnership with Minespider, a technology company…
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Cooperative members excited over installation of solar panels at daily market
KOLE, June 6, 2024 – Market vendors at Bala Town Council daily market in Kole district under the umbrella of Bala Market Vendors’ Cooperative Society Limited are excited following the installation of…
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Aduku Subcounty leaders get bicycles for PDM monitoring
KWANIA, June 6, 2024 – At least 18 local Council III councillors of Aduku Subcounty in Kwania district have received bicycles to monitor the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The…
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Over 14,600 benefit from Students’ Loan Scheme
KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 – The number of beneficiaries of the Students’ Loan Scheme in Uganda has grown to 14, 601, according to the Higher Education Students’ Financing Board [HESFB] that manages…
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Shs 2bln project restores 80 hectares of degraded Rwizi catchment
MBARARA, May 5, 2024 – A Shs 2 billion project by Nile Breweries Limited and World Wide Fund for Nature has helped restore 80. 3 hectares in River Rwizi catchment area which…
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