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Katakwi SACCO inaugurates first board
KATAKWI, September 26, 2024 – The Akoboi Sub-county Savings and Credit Cooperative Society [ SACCO ] in Katakwi district has inaugurated its first board of directors, calling on its members to embrace…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Emyooga programme has helped to reduce crime – Tororo leaders
TORORO, June 23, 2024 – The crime rate in Tororo district has decreased due to the Emyooga programme, the district leaders say. They said the programme which has provided seed capital to…
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Equity Bank awarded for promoting financial literacy and inclusion
KAMPALA, June 4, 2024 -Equity Bank Uganda has been recognised and awarded for promoting financial literacy and inclusion in the country by the Uganda Financial Literacy Association [UFLA], an umbrella body that…
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ITFC signs multiple agreements with member countries, Uganda gets US$ 150mln
RIYADH, April 29, 2024 – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation [ ITFC ], a member of the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB] Group, commenced the first day of the 49th IsDB Group…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MADFA SACCO loan portfolio grows 39 percent
MASINDI, March 22, 2024 – Masindi District Farmers Association savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited [ MADFA SACCO ] registered an increase in loan portfolio from Shs 3.5 billion in 2022 to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coop3600 Innovations Award ignites competitiveness in Uganda’s cooperative sector
KAMPALA, March 16, 2024 –In a bustling atmosphere filled with anticipation and cooperative spirit,The Uhuru Institute for Social Development [TUI], together with her partners for the Coop3600 Innovations Award, hosted a riveting…
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Cooperatives & Communities
WOCCU: 2024 Digital Growth Award nominations open
MADISON, Wis., January 14, 2024 —Nominations are open for World Council of Credit Unions’ [ WOCCU] 2024 Digital Growth Award, which will recognise one or more member credit union associations or individual…
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Cooperatives & Communities
TZ SACCOs given deadline to obtain licences
DODOMA, October 11, 2023 – The Governor of the Central Bank of Tanzania, Emmanuel Tutuba, has urged the Savings and Credit Cooperatives [SACCOs] to obtain licences before April 30, 2024, so that…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Form Cooperatives to avoid exploitation, Kenyan envoy advises Lira farmers
LIRA, September 18, 2023 – Farmers in Lira district have been advised to form cooperatives so that they can have strong bargaining power when negotiating prices for their produce. The advice was…
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City mayor lauds UWEP beneficiaries for good performance in last financial year
LIRA – Lira City mayor Sam Atul has commended the beneficiaries of Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme [UWEP] in the city for paying back most of the money in the financial year 2022/2023.…
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