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Uganda’s export earnings dropped 10.7 percent in November 2023
KAMPALA, January 18, 2024 – Uganda’s export receipts during November 2023 fetched the country US$ 615.05 million, a 10.7 percent decline when compared to the US$ 688.69mln the country earned in October…
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Coffee exports from Africa dropped 13.5 percent in November 2023
KAMPALA, January 4, 2024 – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa decreased by 13.5 percent to 1.01 million bags in November 2023 from 1.16mln bags in November 2022, according to…
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Mbarara City traders decry high street parking fees
MBARARA, December 22, 2023 – The Mbarara City business community have expressed concern over the high fees being levied on street parking. They contend that these high fees are placing an unbearable…
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Annual coffee exports earn Uganda US$ 958.6mln
KAMPALA, DECEMBER 20, 2023 – Uganda’s coffee exports for the twelve months [December 2022- November 2023] totaled 6.13 million fetching the country about US$ 958.6mln compared to 5.8mln bags worth US$ 883.3mln…
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Top 10 largest stock markets in Africa named
NAIROBI, December 19, 2023 – According to the African Stock Exchanges Focus Report by Oxford Business Group, African stock exchanges have an overall market capitalisation of about US$ 1.6 trillion which makes…
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Journalists tipped on use of modern technology to detect fake news
MBARARA, December 15, 2023 – Journalists in Greater Mbarara have been urged to use new digital applications available to determine whether the information given to them is fake or factual, before publishing…
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Developing countries paid record US$ 443.5bln on public debt in 2022-World Bank
WASHINGTON, Dec 14, 2023— Amid the biggest surge in global interest rates in four decades, developing countries spent a record US$ 443.5 billion to service their external public and publicly guaranteed debt…
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Bunyoro subjects advised to form cooperatives to benefit from oil and gas
HOIMA, December 14, 2023 – The subjects of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom have been challenged to form cooperative societies if they want to benefit from the oil and gas sector. According to Charles…
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Global coffee exports down 0.4 percent in October 2023
KAMPALA, December 12, 2023 – Global exports of green beans in October 2023 declined by 0.4 percent to 8.57 million bags, compared with 8.61mln bags in the same month of the previous…
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Patio: A global network of software cooperators democratising the tech sector
LONDON, December 7, 2023 – Patio, a global community of worker-owned cooperatives is working to boost intercooperation among cooperatives worldwide, by sharing knowledge, job opportunities and human resources. Patio, which specialises in…
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