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Cooperatives & Communities
Preparations in high gear for Banyankole Kweterana’s 51st AGM
MBARARA CITY, June 10, 2024 – Preparations are underway as Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative Union [BKCU] Limited prepares to hold its 51st Annual General Meeting [ AGM ]. According to Margaret Birungi, General…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Makerere researcher to Kikuube farmers: Form cooperatives to benefit from farming
KIKUUBE, June 4, 2024 – Farmers in Kikuube district have been challenged to form cooperatives or join existing ones to be able to benefit from farming as a business. The call was…
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Putting clients first: Centurion Law Group rebrands as CLG
SANDTON, May 9, 2024 – Pan-African legal and business advisory group Centurion Law Group has officially rebranded to CLG, underscoring a firm-wide commitment to innovation and growth. According to the press release,…
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Opinions & Commentary
New CMN rules could boost consolidation for Brazilian cooperative credit system
By Claudio Gallina RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, May 3, 2024 – Fitch Ratings views the enactment of the National Monetary Council [ CMN ] Resolution No. 5,131 [R5131] as a positive regulatory…
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PM Nabbanja orders arrest of defaulters of youth and women funds
KIKUUBE, April 29, 2024 – Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has ordered security authorities in Kikuube district to recover the money disbursed to women and youth groups, adding that defaulters be arrested. Nabbanja…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative Enterprise elects new board
MBALE April 13, 2024 – The Delegates from 10 primary societies under Gumutindo Coffee Cooperative Enterprise Limited [GCCE] in Mbale City have elected a new Board of Directors, even though it comprises…
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Butaleja flood victims appeal for food relief
BUTALEJA, April 8, 2024 – A section of residents in Butaleja district have appealed to government to come to provide them with food and other items, saying they are living a miserable…
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Gorilla permits: UWA admits mistake in contracting firm
KAMPALA, March 19, 2024 – Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises [COSASE] yesterday quizzed officials from Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] over the gorilla permit system that was never delivered…
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Over 240 Alebtong youth acquire ICT skills
ALEBTONG, March 18, 2024 – A total of 241 youth in Alebtong district have been trained in information and communication technology [ ICT ] by Huawei Technologies, a Chinese company operating in…
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BoU warns banks over slow disbursement of ACF and SBRF loans
MBARARA CITY, March 18, 2024 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has asked commercial banks in the country to increase the speed at which they are disbursing loans under the Agricultural Credit…
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