Trade
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West Nile
MPs irked by poor state of Zombo roads
ZOMBO, November 16, 2023 – Legislators comprising the Committee on Presidential Affairs have decried the appalling state of roads in Zombo district, which they said has rendered the delivery of services poor.…
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Africa
Trade with Asia buttresses Africa’s US$ 1trn export opportunity
NAIROBI, November 4, 2023 – Africa’s total exports will reach US$ 952 billion by 2035, supported by high‑growth corridors both between African regions and with regions beyond including Asia and the Middle…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bulgaria, Argentina to exchange cooperative experience
SOFIA, November 2, 2023 – Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Alexander Yotsev days ago held a meeting with the Agriculture Secretary of the Argentine province of La Rioja Ernesto Perez,…
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International
World Bank: Conflict in Middle East could bring ‘dual shock’ to global commodity markets
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2023 – Although the global economy is in a much better position than it was in the 1970s to cope with a major oil-price shock, an escalation of the…
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East Africa
AfDB launches capacity building initiative to enhance trade in East Africa
ARUSHA, October 30, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] is partnering with the East African Community [EAC] Secretariat and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development [UNCTD] to launch a…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Agroecology week kicks off in Kampala as PELUM Uganda partners with govt
KAMPALA, October 24, 2023 – PELUM Uganda in collaboration with the ministries of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [MTIC], and National Agroecology Actors has organised the National…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BoU awaits court decision on regulation of large SACCOs
KAMPALA, September 26, 2023 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] will not continue with its plans to regulate large SACCOs until court rules on the case lodged by Uganda Cooperative Savings and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Uhuru, partners launch Coop360 Network Innovations Awards 2023
KAMPALA, September 21, 2023 – The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI], a social business enterprise, in partnership with other stakeholders, has launched the Coop360 Network Innovations Awards 2023 in which deserving…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Compensating coops for war losses: Gov’t blamed for not involving district leaders
LIRA, September 11, 2023 – Leaders from Lango and Bunyoro sub-regions have said the money released to cooperatives by the government as compensation for war losses was abused because district local governments…
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Cooperatives & Communities
War loss compensation: Treasurer of Lango Cooperative Union arrested
LIRA, September 7, 2023 – A top official of Lango Cooperative Union [LCU] was detained overnight at Lira Police Station for allegedly mishandling part of the Shs 6 billion that government released…
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