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Development
Stakeholders in India join hands to promote innovation in co-ops
NEW DELHI-The global major cooperative from India, IFFCO, and the National Productivity Council [NPC] under the Ministry of Commerce have resolved to join hands to promote innovation and productivity in Indian cooperatives.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Gov’t to compensate South Bukedi Cooperative Union
TORORO-Government has revealed plans to compensate South Bukedi Cooperative Union Limited for the loss suffered during the political instability. The State Minister for Cooperatives, Fredrick Gume, said the government plan to compensate…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Minister says some parishes will receive more PDM cash than others
KAMPALA– The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning) Amos Lugoloobi, has revealed that some parishes will, in the current financial year, receive more money than others under the…
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Development
Teso citrus farmers benefit as training centre is opened
SOROTI– Teso Citrus Training and Education Centre was officially opened in Arapai Sub-county in Soroti City to help citrus fruit farmers including cooperatives to improve the quality of their fruits, and add…
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Cooperatives & Communities
UN HLPF event looks at the role of cooperatives in achieving the SDGs
UN-The contribution of cooperatives to sustainable development was highlighted at a Voluntary National Review [VNR] lab event at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development [HLPF] in early July. The VNR Labs…
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Finance & Banking
Standard Chartered hosts business executives as it unveils new corporate platform
KAMPALA– Standard Chartered Bank Uganda days ago held a thought leadership event to discuss business immersion in Sustainable Trade Finance for over 100 corporate and SME business leaders at Sheraton Kampala Hotel.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
COPAC to mark Coops Day at UN headquarters
NEW YORK– The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] is organising an event to commemorate Coops Day as part of the Voluntary National Review Lab [VNR Lab] hosted annually…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 300 Emyooga SACCOs in Masaka to get extra Shs 20mln each
MASAKA- At least 300 best-performing Emyooga Saccos in the Greater Masaka region have been selected to benefit from the additional seed capital of Shs 20 million each from the government. This was…
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News
Co-operators challenged on mind-set change, saving culture
MBARARA– As Uganda joins the rest of the countries to celebrate the International Day of Cooperative, State Minister for Cooperatives- Fredrick Ngobi Gume has encouraged co-operators in the country to save if…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA President wishes world happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives
KAMPALA– The President of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] Ariel Guarco in his 2022 #CoopsDay video message has wished the world a happy 100th International Day of Cooperatives. “We are making the…
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