Trade
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Co-operative Bank of Kenya plans restructuring to holding company model
NAIROBI, April 26, 2025 — Co-operative Bank of Kenya, which last year posted its strongest-ever financial results, has unveiled plans for a significant corporate reorganisation that would see it transition into a…
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Masindi farmers receive 50,000 coffee seedlings, urged to adopt best agronomic practices
MASINDI, April 26, 2026 — Coffee farmers in Masindi district have been urged to adopt best agronomic practices to maximise returns from Uganda’s leading foreign exchange-earning cash crop. The call was made…
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Church offertory funds drive SACCO success, transforming livelihoods in Gulu
GULU CITY, April 26, 2026 — A community-based savings and credit scheme funded through church offertory has begun transforming livelihoods among members of True Gospel Outreach Ministry in Gulu City and surrounding…
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US credit unions warn CDFI funding cuts could hit small business lending
WASHINGTON DC., April 26, 2026 — US credit unions have warned that proposed cuts to the Community Development Financial Institutions [CDFI] Fund could undermine lending to small businesses in underserved communities. As…
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BoU trains credit providers to strengthen compliance and enhance information sharing
KAMPALA, April 25, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda [BoU], through its Non-Bank Financial Institutions [NBFI] Department, has held a workshop for accredited credit providers [ACPs] in the country aimed at strengthening…
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Parliament passes major bill to professionalise teaching sector
KAMPALA, April 25, 2026 — Parliament has passed the National Teachers Bill, 2024, marking a significant legislative shift aimed at professionalising and regulating the country’s teachers. The Bill seeks to operationalise the…
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Italy–AfDB Deal To Unlock African Business Growth
WASHINGTON D.C., April 25, 2026 — The Government of Italy, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the African Development Bank Group…
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Coffee companies launch satellite initiative to track deforestation linked to cultivation
KAMPALA, April 25, 2026 — Several coffee companies and traders, including JDE Peet’s, Tchibo and commodities giant Louis Dreyfus Company, have joined forces to launch a global initiative aimed at tracking deforestation…
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Six PDM training centres opened in Nebbi Municipality empower beneficiaries
NEBBI, April 25, 2026 — In a bid to enhance agricultural sustainability and strengthen the capacity of the Parish Development Model [PDM] beneficiaries, six demonstration centres have been established across the three…
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Gulu City withdraws controversial cattle restocking form
GULU CITY, April 24, 2026 — Gulu City officials have withdrawn controversial cattle restocking form that was being used to identify and register beneficiaries, following a public outcry. The form, which included…
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