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Abim leaders call for support of local cooperatives
ABIM, April 11, 2025 – Leaders in Abim district are calling on development partners and other stakeholders in Uganda to support Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in the district, noting that…
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MPs call for increased funding for agro-industrialisation
KAMPALA, April 11, 2025 — Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has recommended a phased increase in funding for the Agro-Industrialisation Programme through budget allocation from the current 2.4 percent…
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Kwania district allocates over Shs 120mln for coops in the next budget
KWANIA, April 10, 2025 — Kwania District Council has allocated a sum of Shs 124 million to run different activities under Trade, Cooperatives, Industry and Economic Development in the financial year 2025/2026…
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ATIDI backs Benin’s fiscal resilience with second-loss guarantee for Deutsche Bank’s EUR 507.5mln loan
NAIROBI, April 10, 2025 — The African Trade & Investment Development Insurance [ ATIDI ] says it is supporting Benin’s latest financing transaction, by providing a second-loss guarantee for Deutsche Bank’s EUR…
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Non–adherence to building standards: Offenders to be jailed for 12 years
KAMPALA, April 10, 2025 –– Government has tabled the Building Control [Amendment] Bill, 2025 that will see enforcement of standards in Uganda’s construction industry with strict penalties for offenders. The Bill tabled…
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Gov’t to clear Shs 13.8 trillion domestic debt in 12 years
KAMPALA, April 10, 2025 — A report of Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development indicates that it will take government 12 years to be to clear domestic arrears of over Shs…
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Over 100 wells drilled as Uganda prepares for first oil production
HOIMA, April 10, 2025 — In a race to first oil, over 100 oil wells have been drilled to date as part of the Tilenga project, according to Ernest Rubondo, the Executive…
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Top coops events you should not miss this year
KAMPALA, April 10, 2025 –– The United Nations has declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives, with the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World”, highlighting the vital role of cooperatives in…
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South Sudan unveils e-registry to fast-track cooperatives registration
Juba, April 10, 2025 – The Government of South Sudan has launched the cooperative e-registry, a digital platform aimed at simplifying, accelerating, and ensuring transparency in the registration and management of cooperatives…
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Minimising loan defaults: District boss calls for financial literacy training for SACCO members
KABAROLE, APRIL 10 2025: Kabarole District LCV Chairperson, Richard Rwabuhinga, has called for enhanced financial literacy training for members of Kihondo Tukwatanize Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [KITUSACCO] to address the…
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