The Cooperator News

What I make of The National Sports Act 2023

KAMPALA– The National Sports Act, as it is called today, first of all, one of the things is to re-appeal the 1964 Sports Act. So, from the assent of the President, the…

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Staffing woes at NAGRC& DB irk MPs

KAMPALA – Legislators on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises [COSASE] are perturbed by the staffing woes at the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank [ NAGRC&DB…

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Tehri DCCB concludes AGM

NEW DELHI – Indian Tehri-Garhwal District Cooperative Bank [ DCCB ] organised its 65th Annual General Meeting days ago, which was attended by the state cooperation minister Dr Dhan Singh Rawat as…

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Private sector credit declined 0.2 percent in June 2023

KAMPALA – The total value of private sector credit [PSC] approved in June 2023 for disbursement by local commercial banks declined by 0.2 percent to about Shs 1.2 trillion, from about Shs…

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NDA bans importation of L’ Power Coffee

MBARARA – The National drug authority [NDA] has imposed a total ban on the importation of L’ Power Coffee into the Ugandan market. This is after 75 boxes of the product were…

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Entice youth to embrace commercial agriculture, farmers’ organisations urged

HOIMA – Farmers’ organisations operating in the Bunyoro Sub-region have been urged to mobilise and encourage the youth in the area to embrace commercial agriculture. Innocent  Aliguma, the community development officer for Kyabigambire…

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Netherlands: Past, present and future of Rabobank, a cooperative

AMSTERDAM – Rabobank emerged from small credit unions founded by farmers and horticulturists starting at the end of the 19th century in the Netherlands. The common thread since its inception is to…

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NSSF targets informal sector to boost membership and savings

MBARARA – The National Social Security Fund [ NSSF ] newly appointed managing director, Patrick Ayota, in an ongoing campaign, has encouraged employers in the informal sector to register their employees with…

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New thrust toward free movement in the COMESA region as officials meet in Lusaka

LUSAKA – Ministers responsible for immigration and labour matters in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [COMESA] have renewed their countries commitment to the implementation of the regional protocols on free…

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FIFA Women’s rankings: African teams move upwards

KAMPALA– A few days after the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Australia & New Zealand 2023, FIFA has published its latest rankings, which contain a number of positive changes for…

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