Financial
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Music coop ‘dream still alive’ despite funding gap
LONDON, January 28, 2025 –– A music co-operative said recently it is “absolutely determined” to reopen its studio and rehearsal rooms despite having a £450,000 funding shortfall for repairs. Lancaster Music Coop…
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YLP: Over Shs 500mln unrecovered in Masindi Municipality
MASINDI, January 28, 2025 – Authorities in Masindi Municipality are still grappling with the recovery of Shs 534 million that was disbursed under the Youth Livelihood Programme [ YLP ], a government…
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Bank of Uganda issues MDI licence to EBO SACCO
KAMPALA, January 28, 2025 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has granted a licence to EBO Cooperative Savings and Credit Society Limited, located in Bwizibwera Rutooma Town Council, Mbarara district. This licence…
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Cultural leader urges Teso youth to embrace saving culture
SOROTI, January 27, 2025 – The Iteso cultural leader, His Highness Paul Sande Emolot, has urged the youth to embrace a culture of saving and work hard to combat poverty within their…
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Dokolo SACCO leaders call for more training in financial literacy
DOKOLO, 27 January 2025 – The leaders of the Journalists Emyooga Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in Dokolo district are calling for increased training in financial management for their members, which…
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Museveni to set up boda boda loan schemes
IGANGA, January 25, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni plans to set up loan schemes for boda boda riders in Uganda, with an intent of saving them from exploitation by private companies giving…
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Museveni boosts Lira University Staff SACCO with Shs 100mln
LIRA CITY, January 25, 2025 – Lira University Staff Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO] has recorded significant growth in membership and its loan portfolio after receiving a financial boost of Shs…
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St. Pauli become first German football club to launch cooperative
BERLIN, January 24, 2025 –– Ever the club to take a unique path, St. Pauli recently became the first German outfit to launch a cooperative that they hope could earn them up to…
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Farmers urge gov’t to lower cost of equipment sold under Micro Scale Irrigation Programme
GULU, January, 242025 – Several farmers in Gulu district have appealed to the government to reduce the cost of equipment sold under the Micro Scale Irrigation Programme, a government initiative aimed at…
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Museveni lauds success of PDM in Busoga
NAMUTUMBA, January 23, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Parish Development Model [PDM] for transforming livelihoods in Busoga Subregion, highlighting inspiring success stories of households that have significantly increased their…
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