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Jun- 2024 -5 JuneNews
Over 14,600 benefit from Students’ Loan Scheme
KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 – The number of beneficiaries of the Students’ Loan Scheme in Uganda has grown to 14, 601, according to the Higher Education Students’ Financing Board [HESFB] that manages…
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5 JuneNews
Shs 2bln project restores 80 hectares of degraded Rwizi catchment
MBARARA, May 5, 2024 – A Shs 2 billion project by Nile Breweries Limited and World Wide Fund for Nature has helped restore 80. 3 hectares in River Rwizi catchment area which…
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4 JuneNews
PAP and ICA-Africa teams meet to discuss proposed draft Model Law on Cooperatives in Africa
MASERU, June 5, 2024 – A significant step towards strengthening cooperative societies in Africa was marked by a recent meeting between technical teams from the Pan-African Parliament [ PAP ] and the…
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4 JuneNews
AfDB and Rwanda sign partial credit guarantee agreement to support green and social initiatives
NAIROBI, June 5, 2024 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Government of Rwanda have signed a partial credit guarantee agreement to support Rwanda’s mobilisation of financing for green and social…
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4 JuneNews
Equity Bank awarded for promoting financial literacy and inclusion
KAMPALA, June 4, 2024 -Equity Bank Uganda has been recognised and awarded for promoting financial literacy and inclusion in the country by the Uganda Financial Literacy Association [UFLA], an umbrella body that…
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4 JuneNews
Ugandan vanilla exporters urge supply diversification amid Madagascan monopoly
KAMPALA, June 4, 2024 -The Association of Vanilla Exporters of Uganda [VANEX] is imploring food and beverage brands to source vanilla from multiple countries of origin to avoid potential supply chain disruptions.…
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4 JuneNews
National Budget Month for FY 2024/2025 launched
KAMPALA, June 4, 2024 – The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development [MOFPED] has launched the National Budget Month for the Financial Year [FY] 2024/2025 during a function held at Kampala…
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4 JuneNews
Akii Bua Stadium will be ready to host AFCON 2027 – Nabbanja
GULU, May 4, 2024 – The government will commission the construction of the new Akii Bua National Stadium in Lira City in the next two weeks as the country prepares to host…
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4 JuneCooperatives & Communities
Makerere researcher to Kikuube farmers: Form cooperatives to benefit from farming
KIKUUBE, June 4, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district have been challenged to form cooperatives or join existing ones to be able to benefit from farming as a business. The call was…
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4 JuneNews
Kikuube: Councillors reject Shs 10,000 levy on sugarcane out-growers
KIKUUBE, June 4, 2024 – Kikuube district councillors have rejected a proposal by the district executive committee [DEC] to impose a Shs 10,000 tax on sugarcane out-growers, saying it is meant to…
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