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Legal
BoU maintains September 30 licensing deadline for large SACCOs
KAMPALA, September 21, 2026 — Large Savings and Credit cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] identified to fall under the Bank of Uganda’s regulatory framework have until September 30, 2026, to submit their licensing applications,…
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Africa
Brazilian cooperative exports açaí to Algeria
ALGIERS, September 8, 2026 — Açaí produced by a cooperative in northern Brazil is set to reach Algerian consumers. Located in the Bailique Archipelago in Macapá, in the Amazonian state of Amapá,…
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Trade
Coffee exports earn Shs 756bln for Uganda in July 2026
KAMPALA, September 3, 2026 – Uganda exported a total of 846,376 60-kilogramme bags of coffee earning the much-needed foreign exchange of US$ 204.1 million [Shs 756 billion] in July 2026, according to…
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Trade
Africa’s coffee exports fall 13.5 percent in June as Uganda records a major decline
KAMPALA, September 1, 2026 — Coffee exports from Africa fell by 13.5 percent in June 2026, with a sharp decline in shipments from Uganda emerging as one of the major contributors to…
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Trade
Brazilian coffee exports rise 9.9 percent at start of new season
BRASILIA, August 26, 2026 — Brazil exported 3.03 million 60-kilogramme bags of coffee, including green and processed products, in July, marking a 9.9 percent increase from the same month last year. According…
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International
Colombian earthquake damages road essential for transporting 60 percent of country’s coffee exports
LIMA, August 14, 2026 — Colombia has been hit by a significant 7.4-magnitude earthquake that has severely affected the country’s coffee production and export infrastructure, particularly a road essential for transporting roughly…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Brazil’s Recognition of Cooperativism as Culture Strengthens the Global Cooperative Heritage Agenda
BRASILIA, August 8, 2026 — Brazil has taken a significant step towards recognising the cultural dimension of cooperativism. With the publication of Law No. 15.433/2026, cooperativism is now formally recognised as a…
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International
Early flowering raises coffee quality concerns in Brazil amid unusually wet weather
BRASILIA, August 6, 2026 — Brazil’s coffee-growing regions are witnessing unusually early flowering this year as abnormal weather patterns linked to the El Niño phenomenon continue to affect production, raising concerns over…
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Cooperatives & Communities
In Memory of Américo Utumi
BRUSSELS, August 4, 2026 — The global cooperative movement lost one of its distinguished leaders on Saturday, August 1, with the passing of Américo Utumi at the age of 92. A Brazilian…
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Trade
Uganda coffee earnings plunge 37 percent in June as global prices weaken
KAMPALA, August 3, 2026 — Uganda’s coffee export earnings fell by 37.4 percent in June 2026 to US$175.5 million, as lower global prices and a decline in export volumes weighed on the…
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