Trade
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Emyooga SACCOs in Northern Uganda urged to work hard to establish village banks
LIRA CITY, April 14, 2025 – Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [Emyooga SACCOs] in Northern Uganda, particularly in the Lango and West Nile subregions, have been urged to strengthen their operations…
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Sheema: Shuuku SACCO boss warns against loan defaults
SHEEMA, April 14, 2025 – The Chairman of Shuuku SACCO Limited, Stephen Bongonzya, has warned board members and the wider membership against loan defaults, stressing that such practices are threatening the survival…
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Soroti City set to construct a modern abattoir
SOROTI, April 14, 2025 – Soroti City is set to commence the construction of a modern abattoir, aimed at improving meat safety and public health. Dr. William Blarter Sendawula, Senior Veterinary Officer…
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Uganda’s coffee exports surge 27.93 percent in February 2025 amid global price hike
KAMPALA, April 13, 2025 — Uganda’s coffee exports reached a record high in February 2025, with 555,756 60-kilo bags, earning the country the much-needed foreign exchange of US$ 167.78 million [about Shs…
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Regulator pledges stronger collaboration with cooperatives to boost Ghana’s cocoa sector
KUMASI, April 11, 2025 – The Ghana Cocoa Board [COCOBOD] has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with organised cooperatives as a strategy to enhance growth and sustainability in the country’s cocoa…
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Ruwenzori Diocese SACCO posts strong growth in 2024
FORT PORTAL CITY, April 11, 2025 – Ruwenzori Diocese Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [RUDI SACCO], a church-founded financial institution based at Kabarole Hill in Fort Portal City, recorded remarkable financial…
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Abim leaders call for support of local cooperatives
ABIM, April 11, 2025 – Leaders in Abim district are calling on development partners and other stakeholders in Uganda to support Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in the district, noting that…
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MPs call for increased funding for agro-industrialisation
KAMPALA, April 11, 2025 — Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has recommended a phased increase in funding for the Agro-Industrialisation Programme through budget allocation from the current 2.4 percent…
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Kwania district allocates over Shs 120mln for coops in the next budget
KWANIA, April 10, 2025 — Kwania District Council has allocated a sum of Shs 124 million to run different activities under Trade, Cooperatives, Industry and Economic Development in the financial year 2025/2026…
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ATIDI backs Benin’s fiscal resilience with second-loss guarantee for Deutsche Bank’s EUR 507.5mln loan
NAIROBI, April 10, 2025 — The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance [ ATIDI ] says it is supporting Benin’s latest financing transaction, by providing a second-loss guarantee for Deutsche Bank’s EUR…
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