KAMPALA, December 28, 2025 — Uganda’s economic growth remains robust, with real gross domestic product [GDP] rising to 6.3 per cent in the 2024/25 financial year, up from 6.1 per cent the previous year. A new World Bank report attributes this performance to a recovery in household consumption, accelerated government spending and continued investment growth. …
LONDON, December 27, 2025 — From November 3-6, 2026, Valencia will become the European epicenter of cooperative thinking, research, and practice with the celebration of the ICA CCR European Congress. Organised by the Centre for Business Management Research [CEGEA] at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, following the mandate of the Committee on Cooperative Research [CCR] …
GULU CITY, December 27, 2025 — The leadership of the Gulu City Council Boda-Boda Association has announced plans to form a cooperative aimed at addressing challenges facing its members, particularly poor financial management that has left many riders struggling after retirement. Boda-bodas remain the dominant means of public transport in and around Gulu City, employing …
KAMPALA, December 26, 2025 — Africa’s downstream energy sector is standing at a critical turning point, with its vast growth potential increasingly attracting global attention. However, as investors weigh opportunities, predictability, not promise, remains the decisive factor, according to Anibor Kragha, Executive Secretary of the African Refiners and Distributors Association [ARDA]. Kragha notes that while …
KAMPALA, December 26, 2025 — New UNCDF and GFCR investments will target wastewater pollution and support sustainable fisheries, strengthening coastal livelihoods. NAIROBI, December 25, 2025 – The United Nations Capital Development Fund [UNCDF], through the Global Fund for Coral Reefs [GFCR], has signed two new financing agreements to scale reef-positive businesses in Kenya, tackling waste …
ALMERÍA, December 25, 2025 – The European Association of Cooperative Banks [EACB] held its 57th General Assembly in Almería, kindly hosted by the Cajamar Co-operative Group and its President, Bernabé Sánchez Minguet. More than thirty representatives from across Europe gathered to decide on matters of strategic importance for the association and to reflect on developments …
