Financial
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Mushanga SACCO raises Shs 7.6bln from Christmas Bonanza Quiz
SHEEMA, December 25, 2024 – Mushanga Savings and Credit Cooperative Society (SACCO) Limited has rewarded 440 loyal members with Christmas gifts in a festive ceremony held at the SACCO’s main branch in…
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Afreximbank and Ecobank partner to simplify trade and compliance for African businesses
CAIRO, December 24, 2024 — African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] and Ecobank Group have embarked on a collaboration aimed at simplifying trade and compliance for businesses in Africa by integrating Ecobank’s Single Market…
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EAC readies to accelerate regional digital integration with cross-border data flow framework
ARUSHA, December 24, 2024 – – The East African Community [EAC] has taken a significant step towards harmonising data governance frameworks across its eight Partner States. This comes after the EAC Secretariat…
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Lack of IDs affecting access to PDM funds in Lira district
LIRA, December 21, 2024 — Residents of Amach Town Council in Lira district have called on the government to expedite the process of issuing the national identity cards [ IDs ] to…
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Gov’t asked to deal with illegal online money lenders
KAMPALA, December 21, 2024 – The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has been given to respond to the claims that local online money lenders are harassing Ugandans including top government…
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Mbarara Hospital receives Shs 200mln anesthesia machine
MBARARA CITY, 20 December 2024 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] has received a fully equipped anesthesia machine from the Hal Tilbury family of San Diego. The anaesthesia machine is a critical…
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Museveni launches AfCFTA implementation strategy for Uganda, commissions free zones export facility in Entebbe
ENTEBBE, December 20, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni early this week, 2024 commissioned the free zones export facility at Entebbe International Airport and also launched the African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA]…
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PAFO and AfDB strengthen partnership to support small-scale farmers
ABIDJAN, December 19, 2024 — The Pan African Farmers’ Organisation [PAFO] and the African Development Bank [AfDB] are strengthening their collaboration to enhance support for small-scale farmers across Africa. A PAFO delegation…
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Climate-smart agricultural programme launched in West Nile
NEBBI, December 18, 2024 — The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries [MAAIF] has officially launched the Uganda Climate-Smart Agricultural Transformation Programme in the West Nile region, aiming to enhance food…
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Benefiting from farming: MAK don urges Bunyoro farmers to embrace cooperatives
HOIMA, December 17, 2024 — Farmers in the Bunyoro subregion have been urged to avoid practising farming on an individual basis if they wish to truly benefit from agriculture. Dr. Patrick Musinguzi,…
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