SMEs
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Finance & Banking
WOCCU and WFCU partner with Kenyan SACCOs to help close SME financing gap
NAIROBI, August 28, 2026 — Ninety-three small and medium enterprises [SMEs] in Kenya have secured a combined US$ 2.5 million in financing through a year-long initiative led by World Council of Credit…
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EABC trains business groups to help firms benefit from AFCFTA trade preferences
KAMPALA, August 24, 2026 — The East African Business Council [EABC], with support from the GIZ African Union [AU] African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA] Programme II, has trained business membership organisations…
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Ubuntu Capital backs Agrofresh Ug platform to connect Ugandan exporters with global buyers
KAMPALA, August 24, 2026 — UK-based investment firm Ubuntu Capital has reaffirmed its support for Agrofresh Ug, a digital platform designed to help Ugandan farmers, cooperatives and exporters meet international traceability and…
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Africa
Partners join forces to help African SMEs compete and grow across borders
JOHANNESBURG, August 13, 2026 — South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition [the dtic], Standard Bank, MTN and DHL have announced a series of strategic partnerships aimed at helping small and…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank’s ATDC launches national trade platforms in Zimbabwe, Malawi
CAIRO, July 31, 2026 — Africa Trade and Distribution Company Limited [ ATDC ], a subsidiary of African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank], has signed agreements to establish National ATDC Zimbabwe and National ATDC…
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Finance & Banking
EBRD extends US$100mln credit line to KCB Bank Kenya to boost MSMEs
NAIROBI, July 29, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] is providing a US$ 100 million [approximately Ksh 13 billion] credit line to KCB Bank Kenya Limited to improve…
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Finance & Banking
NCBA launches new business banking proposition for Ugandan SMEs
KAMPALA, July 9, 2026 — NCBA Bank Uganda Limited has stepped up its focus on small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] in the country with the launch of a new value proposition alongside…
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Cooperatives & Communities
New report highlights coffee’s shared value chain linking producing countries and Europe
KAMPALA, June 27, 2026 — Coffee supports livelihoods for millions of farming families in producing countries while generating jobs and economic activity across Europe, according to a new report published today by…
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IsDBI and ADBI Unveil Innovative Sukuk Mechanism to Expand SMEs’ Access to Islamic Capital Markets
BAKU, June 18, 2026 — The Islamic Development Bank Institute [ IsDBI ] and the Asian Development Bank Institute [ADBI] have jointly unveiled a pioneering study proposing the Ṣukūk Enhancement Fund [SEF]…
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Uganda launches e-accounting tool to formalise SMEs and boost revenue collection
KAMPALA, May 22 2026 — The Government of Uganda has launched a simplified electronic accounting platform aimed at helping informal small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] transition into compliant, growth-oriented businesses, as part…
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