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News
Positive customer demand bolsters business conditions in May
KAMPALA, June 19, 2025 –– Confidence in Uganda’s private sector rose to its highest level in nearly two years, as the headline Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index [PMI] climbed to 56.4 in…
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Soroti Emyooga SACCO leaders tasked with recovering funds
SOROTI CITY, May 19, 2025 –– Musa Oroma, the Assistant Resident City Commissioner [ARCC] of Soroti City, has urged Emyooga SACCO leaders in the area to ensure the recovery of loans disbursed…
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Africa
Mining Advances Growth Prospects for African Economies
CAPE TOWN, April 6, 2025 — Mineral-rich African countries are strengthening cooperation with global partners to optimize the mining value chain, leveraging investments to accelerate GDP growth and sustainable development. In recent…
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Africa
African ministers chart continent’s energy future at closed-door sessions
CAPE TOWN, October 10, 2024 — Ministers and senior energy officials from more than 20 African countries convened yesterday for a closed-door session to address the continent’s pressing energy needs and shape…
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News
Oyam ARDC pledges to mobilise locals for PDM, others
OYAM, May 6, 2024 – The newly appointed Assistant Resident District Commissioner [ ARDC ] for Oyam district, Patrick Ocen Ebong has pledged to mobilise the people in the district to embrace…
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News
YLP funds in Lira City to go to active groups only
LIRA CITY, February 22, 2024 – In a bid to ease the recovery of funds, Lira City Community Development Office plans to only disburse the money provided by the Youth Livelihood Programme…
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Northern
Emyooga beneficiaries in Lira record success
LIRA – The Beneficiaries of the Presidential Initiative on Job and Wealth Creation [Emyooga Programme] in Lira City are reporting success since the programme was rolled out four years ago. The Emyooga…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t ask for collateral, Kabarole RDC warns Emyooga SACCO leaders
KABAROLE – The Kabarole resident district commissioner [RDC], Festus Bandeeba has warned Emyooga SACCO leaders against asking members for collateral before they can be given loans for production. Bandeeba said he had…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt committed to disbursing PDM funds, says gov’t chief whip
ALEBTONG – The Government of Uganda is committed to disbursing funds for the implementation of the Parish Development Model [PDM] and Emyooga Programme in a bid to improve people`s livelihoods, according to…
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International
Partners discuss farmer organisation models and cooperatives in Iraq
BAGHDAD – An event was held by partners implementing the European Union Agri-food Business Development Programme [AfBDP] in Baghdad on Monday to discuss the development of farmers’ organisations and cooperatives in Iraq and…
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