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Show filtersCo-operative Bank of Tanzania reports growth after its first year
It has onboarded over 150,000 individual customers and 450 saccos, while disbursing over TSh120bn in loans
Co-op fund launched to lift women out of poverty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
Women have been urged to join co-operative societies so they can take part in the programme
Restructure ahead for Co-op Bank of Kenya
The move will involve 'synergising group operations for further growth and expansion'
Kenyan tea and coffee co-operatives tackle child labour
A training programme for farmers and co-operative leaders forms part of a wider effort to eliminate…
Saccos can improve financial inclusion for refugees and migrants, says report
The study, from Woccu and Accosca, says regulatory barriers need to be cleared to help the…
Moroccan dairy co-op launches $11m production plant
Moroccan agri co-op Extralait has opened a US$10.8m pasteurised milk plant in the north-western city Kenitra,…
Co-op banking of the African diaspora has implications beyond finance
A study of the informal co-op banks and rotating savings and credit associations (Roscas) used by…
Ethiopia’s potato co-operatives rebuild and recover
The crop is a vital staple but disruption to production from the pandemic and the 2020…
Co-op Bank of Kenya reports 15.8% profit hike to KSh40.3bn
The bank says this is its best-ever performance, following its transformation agenda
Co-operatives and the International Year of the Woman Farmer
Women make up nearly half of the world's agricultural workforce but face limited access to land,…
OurCoop marks International Women’s Day with look at Malawi Partnership
The co-op shares reflections from women whose leadership embodies the spirit of the International Year of…
