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Finance & Banking
EAC banks urged to finance skills, markets to drive industrial growth
KAMPALA, August 21, 2026 — dfcu Bank has called on commercial banks, regulators and central banks across East Africa to build a fully integrated financial ecosystem capable of unlocking capital at scale,…
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Opinions & Commentary
Restoring Land, Rebuilding Hope
ABIDJAN, August 19, 2026 — Africa’s future is being shaped in its drylands. Desertification, land degradation and drought are undermining food systems, rural economies, water security and social cohesion. Yet restoring degraded…
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Finance & Banking
Standard Chartered marks 114 years of presence in Uganda
KAMPALA, August 13, 2026 — Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has marked 114 years of continuous operations in the country, celebrating its longstanding contribution to Uganda’s financial sector and its role in connecting…
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Finance & Banking
Finance Minister urges Absa Bank to provide affordable capital to public and private sectors
KAMPALA, July 23, 2026 — Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has urged Absa Bank Uganda to work towards providing affordable capital to both the public and private sectors to support the implementation of…
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Magazine
POEM: A lamentation for the cooperatives
KAMPALA, July 16, 2026 — Hear us, O fields where we once sowed together, Where hands were many, and the burden was feather. We gathered in unity, share by share, To build,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kitgum Emyooga SACCOs receive Shs 520mln in additional seed capital to boost businesses
KITGUM, July 15, 2026 — Twenty-six Emyooga SACCOs in Kitgum district, northern Uganda, have received a total of Shs 520 million in additional seed capital, with each SACCO receiving Shs 20 million…
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News
Kenya to host ATIDI’s 26th AGM following quarter century anniversary
NAIROBI, June 21, 2026 — The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance [ATIDI] will hold its 26th Annual General Meeting [AGM] from June 30-July 3, 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. The AGM will…
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News
Brazil’s Aurora Coop in need of additional 11,000 workers to produce slightly less than today
BRASILIA, May 30, 2026 — Aurora Coop, considered the largest meat cooperative in Brazil, estimates it would need to hire an additional 11,000 workers on top of the current 51,000 just to produce…
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News
Afreximbank posts robust Q1 2026 results with 25 percent growth in net income
KAMPALA, May 22, 2026 — African Export-Import Bank [ Afreximbank ] and its subsidiaries announced its results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The results demonstrate continued resilience, disciplined balance…
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News
Nigeria’s United Capital Plc picks Rwanda as Its East and Central African hub
KIGALI, May 13, 2026 — The Capital Market Authority of Rwanda [CMA] has granted an investment banking licence to United Capital Plc’s subsidiary, United Capital Financial Services Rwanda Ltd, in a landmark…
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