Finance & Banking
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Pakwach: Rising L. Albert waters destroy local businesses
Business owners in Panyimur Town Council, Pakwach district, are in tears over the rising levels of Lake Albert that have submerged several business premises in the area, leading to loss of income…
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Prioritize EAC integration, Museveni urges
President Yoweri Museveni has asked local leaders to focus on East Africa’s integration, saying Ugandans stand to gain more from being able to access the larger regional market than being limited to…
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Nebbi traders bitter over creation of rival market
Traders in Nebbi main market are bitter over the creation of a rival market at the district’s Mayor’s garden which they say has affected their businesses. Mayor’s garden temporary market was created…
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COVID-19 leads to 35% drop in Nebbi municipality revenue
Nebbi Municipality has recorded a 35% drop in revenue collection as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s toll on businesses. This has affected service delivery and led to suspension of some of…
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Masaka Cooperative Union sets up credit arm to support members
In December 2019, Masaka Co-operative Union formed a financial cooperative to boost coffee production capacity in the region. For the last 70 years, Masaka Co-op union has worked with primary societies involved…
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MUK don urges government to quickly resolve MUBS staff salary disparity
Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the Chairperson of the Forum for Academic Staff in Public Universities (FASPU) called on government to resolve the outstanding issue of salary disparity for academic staff at Makerere…
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Shs 40m Museveni cash splits Nebbi vendors
Vendors in Nebbi main market under their umbrella, Nebbi Vendors Association, are at loggerheads over a Shs 40m presidential grant meant to help them kick start a SACCO. The money, which was…
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More Karamoja saving groups collapse as COVID-19 continues to bite
Several village saving groups in Moroto district have collapsed as a result of the COVID-19 that led to the collapse of many businesses. A survey conducted out by theCooperator last week in…
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Aduku Tipper drivers protest relocation to designated taxi park
Over 80 Tipper drivers in Aduku Town Council, Kwania district are protesting against a proposal by town authorities to relocate them to the town’s newly gazetted Taxi and Bus Park. During an…
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FOWODE trains 800 women entrepreneurs in basic business skills
Over 800 small scale business women in Gulu district have benefited from basic business skills training from the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), a women’s national non-partisan organization. The women, who…
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