Our Reporter
-
News
Trade, Industry and Cooperatives PS, Amb. Julius Onen passes on
Kampala, Uganda: The Cooperative Industry on Monday woke up to the sad news of the passing on of Trade Industry and Cooperative Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Julius Onen. Onen who just returned recently…
Read More » -
Development
Cooperative Bank Register profits after five years of turmoil
London: The Co-operative Bank reported its first annual operating profit for five years in 2018, marking what chief executive Andrew Bester described as a “key milestone” in its recovery efforts after it came…
Read More » -
Regions
Co-op to introduce ‘scan and go’ app, customers can skip checkout
BRITAIN: Co-op is trialing a new “scan and go” app that allows shoppers to scan groceries on their phones and leave the store without visiting a checkout. The co-op has partnered with Mastercard which will…
Read More » -
Opinions & Commentary
Cooperative Federalism is in Danger: Yashwant Sinha
BHUBANESWAR, India: India’s former Union Finance minister Yashwant Sinha has said Cooperative federalism was in danger in the country. The state should get a fair deal and the people sitting in Delhi…
Read More » -
East Africa
Bishop who embezzled USD9m belonging to Kenyan SACCO to Lose Property
NAIROBI, Kenya: Authorities on Thursday ordered Kiambu politician and county official David Kariuki Ngare’s assets seized to recover Sh1 billion he allegedly illegally withdrew from Ekeza Sacco to fund his lifestyle. An…
Read More » -
East Africa
Kenyan SACCO protest Increased Tax on Member Dividends
Embu, Kenya: Members of the cooperative movement in Embu County, in Kenya, have raised concern that increasing tax on member dividends could hurt Saccos and the saving culture in the country. The…
Read More » -
Africa
African Development Bank starts feasibility studies on electricity cooperatives
ABIDJAN, COTE D’IVOURE: The African Development Bank has kicked off a feasibility study to explore the potential of electricity cooperative business models in Nigeria and Ethiopia. The effort is part of the…
Read More » -
News
International Day of Cooperatives 2019 Theme Unveiled
The theme of the International Day of Cooperatives 2019 (CoopsDay) is COOPS 4 DECENT WORK. “We are shouting out the message that cooperatives are people-centered enterprises characterized by democratic control that prioritize…
Read More » -
Development
Existence of two Cooperative Banks shocks Katuntu led committee
A team of Cooperative Bank shareholders including Uganda Cooperative Alliance, Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union, Sebei Cooperative Union, West Mengo Cooperative Union, Kigezi Cooperative Union, and Nyakatonzi Cooperative Union; their legal and Research…
Read More » -
Eastern
Who ate the Cooperative Bank? Grab Your Copy of The Cooperator Magazine, Out Now!
You can get yourself a copy of The Cooperator Magazine from our sales agents/vendors and supermarkets countrywide. PRICE IS UGX 5000, KSH 150, RWF 1200, TSH 4000, USD 2 For more details contact…
Read More »