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International
International Year of Cooperatives 2025 in the Asia-Pacific Region and Japan launched
TOKYO, February 21, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific [ICA-AP] regional office marked the official launch of the International Year of Cooperatives [IYC] 2025 with a prestigious event at…
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Minister agrees with leaders of Rwampara Ranching Cooperative to hold delayed AGM
Kampala, February 13, 2025 – Leaders of Rwampara Ranching Cooperative Society Limited have agreed with the State Minister for Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume, to hold their delayed elective Annual General Meeting [AGM],…
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Achieving SDGs through cooperatives: Multistakeholder forum to be held at UN headquarters
KAMPALA, February 12, 2025 –– The Commission for Social Development is convening its sixty-third session from February 10–14, 2025, and according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], a multi-stakeholder forum will be…
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Minister cancels Special General Meeting of cooperative society, summons stakeholders to Kampala
KAMPALA, 11 February 2025 – The State Minister for Cooperatives, Frederick Ngobi Gume, recently cancelled a Special General Meeting of the Rwampara Ranching Cooperative Society Limited, citing credible information that certain individuals…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union inaugurates new board
MASINDI, February 10, 2025 – The Registrar of Cooperatives and Commissioner for Cooperative Policy and Development, Robert Bariyo Barigye, has inaugurated the new board of Bunyoro Growers’ Cooperative Union to lead the…
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Housing: Auditor General decries undercapitalisation of NHCCL in new report
KAMPALA, February 7, 2025 — The Auditor General Edward Akol, has urged the government to allocate more funds to the National Housing and Construction Company Limited [ NHCCL ] to enable the…
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UCSCU let down as EBO SACCO opts for BoU regulation
MBARARA, 3rd February 2025 – The Vice Chairman of the Uganda Cooperative Savings and Credit Union [ UCSCU ], Stephen Bongonzya, has expressed his disappointment regarding some of the larger Savings and…
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CM50 a new global network of coop and mutual leaders
LONDON, February 2, 2025 – – Recently, a soft launch meeting of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle [CM50] was held,., bringing together 35 cooperative and mutual leaders from across the globe,…
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The Uhuru Institute calls for strong cooperatives in New Year’s message
KAMPALA, January 31, 2025 – The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI] has called on cooperators in Uganda to build robust cooperatives that can effectively carry out their responsibilities while upholding core values…
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Columbia cooperative given US$ 500mln for clean energy projects
COLUMBIA, January 30, 2025 – The power supplier for South Carolina’s 19 electric cooperatives has secured US$ 500 million in federal support for several clean energy projects needed to meet the Palmetto State’s…
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