The Cooperator News

Minister tips boda boda riders on saving culture

SOROTI, November 7, 2023 -Members of Boda Boda Emyooga SACCO in Soroti City have been urged to save if they want to create a strong capital base for their SACCO. The advice…

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Hoima City street vendors demand market structure

HOIMA, November 7, 2023 – Street vendors operating on pavements and walkways in Hoima West Division in Hoima City have demanded that the city authorities build them a market structure where they…

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Kasese health workers form SACCO for financial empowerment

KASESE, November 7, 2023 –  Health workers in Kasese district have formed a Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO], saying it will empower them financially. The members said their new SACCO which…

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Ghana cooperative credit unions call for tax exemptions

ACCRA, November 7, 2023 – The Ghana Co-operative Credit Unions Association Limited is appealing to government to seriously consider exempting its members from paying taxes, according to local news website, Graphic Online.…

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Low prices of sunflower frustrate farmers

KWANIA, November 6, 29023 – Members of Abapiri Oil Seed Cooperative Society in Abapiri parish, Chawente Sub-county in Kwania district are frustrated because of the low prices being offered for their sunflower.…

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Aduku traders protest poor sanitary conditions

KAMPALA, November 6, 2023 – More than 300 traders in Aduku town council in Kwania district are protesting the accumulated heaps of garbage that continue to emit a strong and unpleasant smell.…

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Uganda is losing so much by buying petroleum products through middlemen in Kenya

KAMPALA, November 6, 2023 – Fellow Ugandans and, especially, the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have a number of issues to share with you. Let me start with the kuseerwa (being over-charged) for the…

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Global coffee exports drop 11.6 percent in September 2023

KAMPALA, November 6, 2023 – Global green bean exports in September 2023 were 7.8 million bags, as compared with 8.83mln bags in the same month of the previous year, down 11.6 percent,…

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New ICMIF report confirms members have US$ 1trn in assets

MANCHESTRER, November 2023 – International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation [ ICMIF ] members have US$ 1 trillion in assets under management in investments which are aligned to sustainable investment frameworks, according…

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Trade with Asia buttresses Africa’s US$ 1trn export opportunity

NAIROBI, November 4, 2023 – Africa’s total exports will reach US$ 952 billion by 2035, supported by high‑growth corridors both between African regions and with regions beyond including Asia and the Middle…

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