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14th EAC Games close on a high for Uganda
MOMBASA, December 19, 2024 – The 14th East African Community [ EAC ] Inter-Parliamentary Games closed on Tuesday in Mombasa City, Kenya with Team Uganda taking accolades in many of the sports…
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Odrek Rwabogo inaugurates new coffee factory in Bugisu
MBALE, December 11, 2024 – The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development [PACEID], Odrek Rwabwogo, recently inaugurated the Balambuli Kwigatte Coffee [BKC] Factory and the Elgon Production…
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African leaders want continent’s natural assets worth trillions of dollars to be part of measuring GDP of countries
BAKU, November, 19, 2024 – African Heads of State and government are calling for the continent’s vast natural capital to be considered when measuring their countries’ Gross Domestic Product [GDP]. In a…
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Global Credit Union membership surpasses 411mln
MADISON, Wis., October 24, 2024 — World Council of Credit Unions’ [WOCCU] 2023 Statistical Report shows membership in the global credit union movement topped 411 million, while assets surpassed US$ 3.7 trillion last…
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AFC Returns to Global Debt Capital Markets with Oversubscribed Five-Year US$ 500mln Eurobond
LAGOS, October 5, 2024 — Africa Finance Corporation [ AFC ], the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider has announced an outstanding return to the global debt capital markets, successfully issuing a US$500…
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Coffee exporters rush to ship to EU before year-end
KAMPALA, September 9, 2024 — Coffee cargoes are flooding the European Union as traders rush to stock up on beans ahead of new environmental rules that are to be implemented at the…
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Interview: Cooperatives Europe President talks of his involvement in cooperative movement
BRUSSELS, August 24, 2024 – Jean-Louis Bancel, President of France’s apex body Coop FR and cooperative bank Crédit Cooperatif, was recently elected president of Cooperatives Europe. Members of the organisation, which is…
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Money Laundering: Afreximbank to host International Compliance Forum for Africa
CAIRO, August 1, 2024 – To improve global trade in Africa and align with international regulatory and compliance standards, African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank], in partnership with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money…
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Rice and oilseed outputs forecast to peak as wheat and maize face decline – new report
KAMPALA, June 14, 2024 – The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation [FAO] projects that the world’s major food commodities will be in “adequate supply” in 2024 and 2025. But the organisation warns…
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Ethiopian coffee is threatened by European deforestation regulations
PARIS, May 30, 2024 – The export of Ethiopian coffee, a major source of foreign exchange for the country, is facing severe threats from European Union [EU] regulations aimed at combating deforestation…
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