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The UN unveils 2025 International Year of Cooperatives logo
BRUSSELS, October 22, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance is pleased to announce that the United Nations [UN] has released the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] logo today. Organisations wishing to use…
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Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers’ Movement partners with China to use solar energy in cooperatives
BRASILIA, October 20, 2024 — João Pedro Stedile, leader of the Landless Rural Workers’ Movement [MST, in Portuguese], was in China to talk with institutions and companies that have already started partnerships…
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Gov’t explains cancellation of Tibet-Hima contract
KAMPALA, October 16, 2024 – The government has clarified the reasons behind the termination of the contract with a Chinese company, Tibet-Hima, which was tasked with revamping Kilembe Mines in Kasese district.…
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Tayebwa rallies Chinese lawmakers to invest in Uganda’s tourism
KAMPALA, September 24, 2024 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a visiting delegation of Chinese legislators to use their influence to promote Uganda as one of the tourism…
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MPs urge UNRA to renegotiate road contract with China firm
KAMPALA, August 11, 2024 – The Uganda National Roads Authority [ UNRA ] has been tasked by Members of Parliament [MPs] to renegotiate a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation [CICO] for…
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Over 240 Alebtong youth acquire ICT skills
ALEBTONG, March 18, 2024 – A total of 241 youth in Alebtong district have been trained in information and communication technology [ ICT ] by Huawei Technologies, a Chinese company operating in…
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Africa
Egypt issues Africa’s first Sustainable Panda Bond worth US$ 478.7mln
CAIRO, October 18, 2023 – Egypt has successfully issued a three-year Sustainability Panda Bond worth US$ 478.7 million. The North African nation is the first on the continent to do so, a…
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Eastern
Mbale Industrial Park to create more 10,000 jobs
MBALE, October 5, 2023 – Sino Uganda- Mbale Industrial Park intends to create more than 10,000 jobs, according to its chairperson, Paul Zhang. Established on 619 acres in Mbale City by Tian…
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National
UNBS probed over ‘briefcase’ contractor
KAMPALA – One of the six companies contracted by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards [ UNBS ] to provide Pre-Export Verification of Conformity [PVoC] services has come under scrutiny. The Committee…
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International
ICA’s Bruno Roelants’ passionate message as he says bye to global cooperative movement
KAMPALA-Since January 12, 2023, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has been calling for candidates to apply for the position of ICA Director General. The successful candidate will succeed Bruno Roelants, who, after…
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