Financial
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Rotary club partners with schools in Lango to plant trees
LIRA CITY, October 16, 2025 — The Rotary Club of Lira Metropolitan [RCLM] in Lira has begun distributing tree seedlings to primary and secondary schools across the Lango Subregion, in a partnership…
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ASAPU members in Lango to form SACCO to boost financial empowerment
OYAM, October 16, 2025 — The members of the Association of Secretaries and Administrative Professionals in Uganda [ ASAPU ] in Lango are planning to establish a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation…
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Entebbe’s Windsor SACCO leverages education and training to grow membership
ENTEBBE, October 16, 2025 – The Windsor Employees Cooperative Savings and Credit Society [Windsor SACCO] has uncovered a powerful tool for growth: regular member education and training. According to the SACCO’s Manager,…
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DHL Group commits over €300 million to accelerate trade growth across Africa
KAMPALA, October 15, 2025 — DHL Group [DHL] today announced a more than €300 million planned investment in Sub-Saharan Africa [SSA], reaffirming its long-term commitment to a region of growing strategic importance…
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Shs 7.8bln PDM cash disbursed to beneficiaries in Amolatar
AMOLATAR, October 15, 2025 — Officials in Amolatar district have so far disbursed Shs 7.8 billion of the Shs 8.5 billion allocated to the district under the Parish Development Model [PDM] for…
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PDM SACCO leaders in Acholi receive over 240 tablets to enhance efficiency
GULU, October 15, 2025 – Government, through the Uganda Communications Commission [UCC], has distributed 243 tablet devices, each accompanied by a 10W solar panel and charger, to secretaries of Savings and Credit…
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Banks make US$ 26 billion in a decade of financing deforesting companies
KAMPALA, October 15, 2025 — Banks and asset managers have made US$ 26 billion in income from financing deforesting companies since the Paris Agreement, according to a new investigation by Global Witness,…
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Gov’t releases Shs 18.43trn for second quarter of FY 2025/2026
KAMPALA, October 14, 2025 – The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MoFPED] has announced the release of Shs 18.43 trillion for the second quarter [Q2] of the 2025/26 Financial Year…
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Stability over spectacle: African banks navigate a changing landscape in 2025
KAMPALA, October 14, 2025 — Africa’s banking sector has weathered another steady, if unspectacular, year, according to the African Business 2025 ranking of the continent’s Top 100 Banks. The latest data reveals…
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Côte d’Ivoire races to meet new EU standards with only 40 percent of cocoa traceable
ABIDJAN, October 13, 2025 — Côte d’Ivoire has traced 40 percent of its cocoa beans from the 2024/2025 season [October–September], according to the 2025 edition of the Cocoa Barometer report, released last…
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