Trade
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WCM 2023 Top 300 ranking released with a focus on cooperative member benefits
KAMPALA, January 26, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises [EURICSE] yesterday released the 2023 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor […
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Debts, lack of working capital, force BKCU to sell more land
MBARARA, January 26, 2024 – Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] is to sell its 44 acres of land located in Rwencwera 1 Village, Kashare Sub-county in Mbarara district to pay debts, as…
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Oil seed farmers in Kwania clustered to boost production
KWANIA, January 25, 2024 – Over 1000 oil seed farmers in Kwania North Constituency in Kwania district have been enrolled into one cluster in a bid to boost oil seed production. The…
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Kabarole bans livestock trade over outbreak of FMD
FORT PORTAL, January 25, 2024 – Authorities in Kabarole district and Fort Portal City have banned the trade of livestock, products, and their movement following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease…
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BoU, DPF to start paying EFC Uganda depositors next week
KAMPALA, January 24, 2024 – Depositors of EFC Uganda are to be paid by the Bank of Uganda [BoU] and the Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda [DPF] after the lender had its…
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Nigerian lender to acquire 80 percent stake in Finance Trust Bank
KAMPALA, January 23, 2024 – Nigerian business group, Access Holdings has announced that its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank PLC (Access Bank) has entered into a definitive agreement with Uganda’s Finance Trust Bank…
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Commonwealth boss commends Museveni on assuming NAM chairmanship
KAMPALA, January 22, 2024 – The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, addressed leaders from 121 countries at the Non-Aligned Movement [NAM] Heads of State and Government Summit in Kampala yesterday. In her…
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Investor Patel acquires 1.29 stake in Co-operative Bank of Kenya
NAIROBI, January 22, 2024 – Kenyan tycoon Baloobhai Patel has acquired a 1.29 percent stake in Co-operative Bank of Kenya after buying an extra 20.5 million shares worth Ksh 232mln. Patel, whose…
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Museveni elected new Chairman of NAM till 2027
KAMPALA, January 19, 2024 – Jeyhun Bayramov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Azerbaijan on Friday formally passed on the Chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement [ NAM ] Summit…
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Access to finance, unfair taxation in focus at UN Women in Agribusiness Expo
KAMPALA, January 19, 2024 – As the United Nations [UN] Women in Agribusiness Expo in Kampala concluded on January 16, 2024, women entrepreneurs voiced concerns over the formidable challenges posed by inadequate…
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