Emirates has boosted operations by 31% (total ASKMs) since the start of its financial year and has further plans to ramp up seat capacity in its latest published northern summer schedule starting 26 March 2023. In the past months, the airline has planned and executed the rapid growth of its
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says global cocaine production jumped to record levels over the past two years. In a new report, the UNODC says cocaine use is increasing in Africa and Asia, as well as in traditional markets like Europe and the Americas. It says
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Uganda exported more maize in December 2022 Uganda exported merchandise worth USD 371.81 million (Shs1.38 trillion) in December 2022 indicating an increase of 10.7% from USD 335.77 million registered the previous month. This is according to the Ministry of Finance’s Performance of the Economy Monthly Report for January 2023. “This
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Gerald Katabazi, the CEO of Volcano Coffee, is roasting coffee for various players along the entire coffee value chain Volcano Coffee Ltd, a Ugandan specialty coffee brand with interest in skills development, is set to open up a coffee shop in the United States of America (USA) Gerald Katabazi, the
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Planes at Entebbe International Airport/UCAA photo The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed that the total number of arriving and departing passengers was 1,574,405 in 2022, compared to 941,688 in 2021. Vianney M. Luggya, the UCAA Spokesman, says 565,541 passengers were recorded in 2020 as the country and the
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Uganda earns millions of dollars from coffee exports A new report has put Uganda at number eight among world’s 50 best coffee producing countries. World Population Review report of 2023 shows that Brazil remains a dominant coffee producer at number one followed by Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Honduras, India and Uganda
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Oil and gas giant Shell has reported record annual profits after energy prices surged last year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Profits hit $39.9bn (£32.2bn) in 2022, double last year's total and the highest in its 115-year history. Energy firms have seen record earnings since oil and gas prices jumped
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Ambassador Judith Nsababera (Right), the new Consular General of the Republic of Uganda in Guangzhou, China compares notes with UCDA Managing Director, Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye. The Consular General of the Republic of Uganda in Guangzhou, Ambassador Judith Nsababera has tipped Ugandan coffee exporters, farmers, cooperatives and roasters on how to
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"No onion toppings. Every restaurant is facing a shortage of onions. You see the signs everywhere." According to official statistics, the price of onions surged in the Philippines to around 700 pesos ($12.80; £10.40) per kg last month. That is more than the cost of meat, and the Southeast Asian
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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani saw more than $20bn (£16bn) wiped off his fortune on Friday, after investors fled his companies for a second day prompted by fraud claims made by a US investment firm. The Adani Group has dismissed the report as malicious, but the response has failed to stem
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