Trade
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Agreement to expand American Express acceptance in Sub-Saharan Africa signed
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30, 2024 – American Express and Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African financial services Group, announced an agreement to significantly expand American Express Card acceptance in 21 countries in Sub-Saharan…
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Multilateral finance institutions win big at African Banker Awards 2024
KAMPALA, May 29, 2024 – The most prestigious event in the African banking calendar, the African Banker Awards Gala Ceremony 2024, took place last night at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi,…
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Buliisa fishermen irked over “hurry up” fishing ban
BULIISA, May 29, 2024 – Fishermen operating on the shores of Lake Albert in Biliisa district have protested government’s decision to ban the “hurry-up” fishing method, claiming that scoop net fishing method [locally…
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Chief economists: The economic outlook is brightening but political risks loom large in 2024
KAMPALA, 29 May 2024 – The latest Chief Economists Outlook released today presents a growing sense of cautious optimism about the global economy in 2024. More than eight in ten chief economists expect…
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Agrofield Business: Promoting “Made in Congo” products
BRAZZAVILLE, May 29, 2024 – Agrofield Business is an agribusiness cooperative whose mission is to make chips from local fruit. As its president, Edith Nanette Diba, a 34-year-old Congolese entrepreneur with a…
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Dokolo SACCO embarks on weekly savings to boost capital base
DOKOLO, May 28, 2024 – The members of Dokolo North Welders Emyooga SACCO Limited have embarked on weekly savings to increase their capital base, and boost loan transactions. The SACCO located in…
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New data reveal company progress on deforestation
KAMPALA, MAY 27, 2024 – New data from the Accountability Framework initiative [AFi] and Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP] show that achievement of deforestation- and conversion-free supply chains is possible, but still uncommon…
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FPU embarks on sensitisation of communities against illegal fishing
NTOROKO, May 25, 2024 – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit [FPU] led by the unit commander, Lt. Col. Mercy Tukahirwa has embarked on sensitising fishing communities against illegal fishing.…
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Uganda named top investment destination in Africa
ENTEBBE, May 24, 2024 – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently received an award that ranks Uganda as a top investment destination on the African continent. Uganda beat six other nations to emerge…
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Tayebwa urges Europeans to invest in Uganda’s coffee sector
KAMPALA, May 24, 2024 – Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for the support of visiting Germany legislators to push the rest of the European Union [EU] countries to import…
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