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Cooperatives & Communities
South African women urged to form partnerships and cooperatives
BUFFALO CITY, 7 September 2026 — South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Zuko Godlimpi has advised young women running businesses in the country to form partnerships and cooperatives to…
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Banana waste finds new life as textiles and paper in Brazil’s emerging bioeconomy
BRASÍLIA, April 20, 2026 — The tonnes of banana trunks left behind after harvest are increasingly being transformed into raw materials for clothing, paper and packaging, as advances in mechanical extraction and…
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Uganda’s exports fetched US$ 947.33mln in September 2025
KAMPALA, November 17, 2025 — Uganda’s exports amounted to US$ 947.33 million [approximately Shs 3.3 trillion] in September 2025, representing a 35.8 percent increase from the US$ 697.60mln [about Shs 2.4 trillion]…
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25th EAC MSMEs Trade Fair underway in Nairobi
KAMPALA, November 14, 2025 — The 25th East African Community [EAC] Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSMEs] Trade Fair is underway at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi, attracting more than 2,000 exhibitors from…
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Sericulture project brings new hope to Sebei residents
KWEEN, July 17, 2025 –– Despite recovering from a devastating fire that destroyed key infrastructure earlier this year, the Tropical Institute of Development Innovations [TRIDI] in Kween district, Sebei Subregion, has embarked…
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EABC and AfDB sign US$ 1mln grant agreement to drive sustainable industrialisation in East Africa
ARUSHA, July 7, 2025 –– The East African Business Council [ EABC ] and the African Development Bank [AfDB] have officially signed a landmark US$ 1 million grant agreement to drive sustainable…
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EAC ministers adopt 35 percent common external tariff
KAMPALA– East African Community (EAC) ministers of trade and finance have adopted 35 percent as the 4th band of the EAC Common External Tariff (CET), officials say. The Ministers, during a retreat on…
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