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Uganda’s January 2023 exports jump 8.8 percent
KAMPALA – The value of Uganda’s exports in January 2023 rose by about 8.8 percent to US$ 404.46 million from US$ 371.81mln registered the previous month, mostly due to higher receipts for…
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Uganda’s December 2022 export earnings rose 10.7 percent
KAMPALA-Uganda’s export commodities earned the country US$ 371.81 million in December 2022, indicating an increase of 10.7 percent from US$ 335.77mln registered in the previous month, according to the latest Performance of…
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BOU ramps up CBR again
KAMPALA– Bank of Uganda [ BOU ]raised the indicative Central Bank Rate [CBR] to 8.5 percent for July from 7.5 percent before, as inflation rose – for the second time in a…
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Govt to boost surveillance as pests and diseases show resistance
KAMPALA – The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF] plans to bolster control and surveillance strategies to counter the marked resistance of pests and diseases in crop farms across the…
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Reserves managers face up to tough investment environment
KAMPALA- Most central bank reserves managers are resigned to a period of higher inflation and lower returns, according to a report published today by the global think tank- Official Monetary and Financial…
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ACPCU commissions Shs 1.5bln facility as it prepares to roast coffee
SHEEMA– In a bid to improve the value chain, Ankole Coffee Producer’s Cooperative Union [ ACPCU ] has begun preparations to roast its coffee on a large scale. This was revealed over…
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Emyooga SACCOs to turn into cooperatives
KABALE– At least 25 Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] in Kigezi Sub-region are set to be transformed into cooperatives, having grown tremendously since their establishment about two years ago. The Emyooga…
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Cooperative official urges govt of Nigeria on collaboration
ABUJA– As the world marks 2022 International Cooperative Day today [Saturday], the President of Cooperative Federation of Nigeria [CFN] and International Cooperative Alliance-Africa, Chief Oriyomi Ayeola has called on Federal and state…
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