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Cooperatives & Communities
Cooperative identity consultation: Global thinkers to discuss equity and inclusion
BRUSSELS, October 17, 2023 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and cooperators from around the globe will on Thursday attend a virtual event that will discuss equity and inclusion in the context…
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Opinions & Commentary
Economic and financial inclusion scaling up in cooperatives
KAMPALA, October 11, 2023 – The goal of increasing financial inclusion is to alleviate the consequences of several global economic problems, such as inequality and poverty, both of which affect us locally.…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Masindi cooperatives perturbed as value addition facilities lie idle
MASINDI, October 10, 2023 – Two cooperatives including Bwijanga Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative in Bwijanga Sub-county and Bujenje Maize Farmers Cooperative in Bikonzi Sub-county are not utilising value addition facilities acquired under the Agriculture…
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB, EBID sign loan agreement for US$ 50mln and € 50mln to enhance regional food security
ABIDJAN, October 6, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development [ EBID ] have signed an agreement for a dual currency line of credit…
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International
Global minimum tax to hit French farm cooperatives
PARIS, October 5, 2023 – The global minimum corporate tax will hit big farm cooperatives in France. Presenting the 2024 budget bill recently, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire revealed that the cooperatives…
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Cooperatives & Communities
US to sink US$ 19.7mln in Kenya’s cooperative sector
NAIROBI, October 4, 2023 – The United States days ago outlined five new investments totaling US$19.7 million to support Kenya’s cooperative sector. Funding for the investments will be provided by the United…
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Cooperatives & Communities
G20 recognises role of cooperatives in accelerating sustainable development
LONDON, October 3, 2023 – Held on September 9-10, the G20 Summit in India marked the culmination of a year’s work by the ministers and other senior government officials, private sector and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MPs query committee investigating cooperatives over war reparations
KAMPALA, September 28, 2023 – The opposition Members of Parliament have castigated the method being used by parliament’s committee investigating cooperatives that received war reparations from the government. According to the MPs…
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Cooperatives & Communities
BoU awaits court decision on regulation of large SACCOs
KAMPALA, September 26, 2023 – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] will not continue with its plans to regulate large SACCOs until court rules on the case lodged by Uganda Cooperative Savings and…
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Central
UWRSA in drive to boost grain standards
MUBENDE, September 25, 2023 -Under the public-private partnership [PPP] arrangement, the Government of Uganda has extended support to private warehouse operators to offer grain storage and standardisation services to farmers and farmer…
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