Trade
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AfDB and Nedbank sign multi-billion-rand funding partnership to transform housing access and boost African trade
PRETORIA, December 22, 2025— The African Development Bank Group [AfDB] and Nedbank Group have signed a landmark deal to boost access to affordable housing in South Africa and strengthen trade across the…
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How Alito Joint Cooperative became a soybean seed powerhouse in N. Uganda
KOLE, December 19, 2025 — Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, located in Kole district, has grown from a small farmers’ group into one of Northern Uganda’s most trusted sources of quality…
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UK’s celebrated music coop says close to reopening
LONDON, December 21, 2025 — Campaigners fighting to save the home of a much-loved community music project have said they are getting “really close” to reopening, thanks to a special new compilation…
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NBA Family and Global Basketball Community to Engage Hundreds of Millions of Youth and Fans in Celebration of World Basketball Day
KAMPALA, December 21, 2025 — The NBA family and the global basketball community, including the International Basketball Federation [FIBA], USA Basketball, the National Collegiate Athletic Association [NCAA], the Naismith Basketball Hall of…
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ADF mobilises a historic US$11bln, marking a new era of African ownership and investment-led development
LONDON, December 20, 2025 — The African Development Fund [ADF], the concessional financing arm of the African Development Bank Group [AfDB], has secured a record US$ 11 billion from 43 Partners for…
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COONECTA selects BPC’s next-generation platform to power cooperative-led digital finance across Ecuador
QUITO, December 20, 2025 — COONECTA, Ecuador’s leading transactional network serving financial institutions regulated by the Superintendencia de Economía Popular y Solidaria [SEPS], has partnered with BPC, a global leader in payment…
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Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire, Corus International sign collaboration agreement to boost cooperatives in West Africa
ABIDJAN December 20, 2025 — Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire and Corus International recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] aimed at strengthening the development, structuring, and professionalisation of agricultural cooperatives in West Africa. This initiative…
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China’s cooperatives report strong sales growth from 2021-2025
BEIJING, December 19, 2025 — The total sales of China’s supply and marketing cooperative system increased at an average annual rate of 8.6 percent during the 14th Five-Year Plan period [2021-2025], according…
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Uganda’s export receipts double year-on-year to Shs 5.3trn – report
KAMPALA, December 19, 2025 — A year-on-year assessment shows that Uganda’s exports almost doubled by 94.4 percent, increasing from US$ 769.62 million in October 2024 to approximately US$ 1.5 billion [approximately Shs…
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Onion and garlic farmers urged to embrace value addition to boost profitability
KAMPALA, December 19, 2025 — Smallholder farmers in Uganda have been urged to adopt value addition across their agricultural value chains by transforming raw produce such as onions and garlic into processed…
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