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World Bank: New financing tools receive major funding boost
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2024— New financial instruments designed to boost lending capacity and enable the World Bank Group to take on more risk for shared global challenges have received a significant endorsement.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
WCM 2023 Top 300 ranking released with a focus on cooperative member benefits
KAMPALA, January 26, 2024 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises [EURICSE] yesterday released the 2023 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor […
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Cooperatives & Communities
Partners pledge to transform global coffee sector in joint declaration
BERLIN, 19 January 22, 2024 – Set against the vibrant backdrop of Berlin’s Grüne Woche, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO], Global Coffee Platform [GCP], and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and…
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Finance & Banking
UDB, Ojangole win second Global Sustainable Finance Award
KAMPALA-Uganda Development Bank [UDB] and its Managing Director, Patricia Ojangole were for the second time in a row named Sustainability Leader of the Year 2022 at the Karlsruhe Sustainability Awards Ceremony that…
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International
World Cooperative Monitor 2022 to be released today
GENEVA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises [Euricse] will release today the 2022 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor [WCM]. To be launched during…
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International
Global gold demand up 28 percent year-on-year in Q3
LONDON-The World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report reveals that gold demand [excluding over-the-counter trading-OTC] in the third quarter of 2022 hit 1,181 tonnes, up 28 percent year-on-year. Strong demand pushed…
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News
International tourism consolidates strong recovery amidst growing challenges
MADRID-International tourism continues to show signs of a strong and steady recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic despite significant mounting economic and geopolitical challenges. According to the latest United Nations…
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News
ACPCU commissions Shs 1.5bln facility as it prepares to roast coffee
SHEEMA– In a bid to improve the value chain, Ankole Coffee Producer’s Cooperative Union [ ACPCU ] has begun preparations to roast its coffee on a large scale. This was revealed over…
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News
Tayebwa urges German MPs to woo home investors to Uganda
KAMPALA– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has asked legislators from Germany to encourage the European country’s investors to come and invest in Uganda, saying the latter has immense investment opportunities.…
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