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ICA opens Policy Forum on Development and meets with EU Commissioner for International Partnerships
BRUSSELS, June 30, 2025 –– The Policy Forum on Development [PFD], which aims to improve the effectiveness of European Union [ EU ] development cooperation, took place recently in Brussels. Cooperatives were…
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Afreximbank Appoints Dr. George Elombi as Next President
ABUJA, June 29, 2025 — The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial…
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Jamaica’s Prime Minister Holness Hails Launch of Infiniti Co-operative Credit Union as ‘Milestone in Financial Inclusion’
KINGOSTON, June 27, 2025 — Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr Andrew Holness delivered the keynote address recently at the official launch of Infiniti Co-operative Credit Union Jamaica Limited, celebrating what he described…
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Kenyan coffee farmers to benefit from regenerative, climate-smart agriculture
NAIROBI, June 27, 2025 – Coffee farmers from the Inoi Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kenya are set to benefit from a three-year initiative titled Brewing the Future – Coffee to Stay,…
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World Bank Group, IAEA formalise partnership to collaborate on nuclear energy for development
PARIS, June 27, 2025 —The World Bank Group and the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] sealed an agreement today to work together to support the safe, secure and responsible use of nuclear…
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Brazil and China collaborate on sustainable soybean supply chain
BRASILIA, June 26, 2025 –– Brazil and the People’s Republic of China [PRC] are exploring a groundbreaking partnership to develop a dedicated soybean supply chain tailored to meet Chinese sustainability and quality…
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DMK Group and Arla Foods Move Towards Creating Europe’s Largest Dairy Cooperative
BERLIN, June 25, 2025 — The German DMK Group and Danish-based Arla Foods, which is a cooperative of several hundred Belgian farmers, have taken initial steps towards merging into what could be…
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African leaders urge U.S. to embrace investment-driven partnerships and review tariffs
LUANDA, June 24, 2025 — African leaders have called on Monday for an urgent review of U.S. tariffs on African exports, urging a shift towards transformative partnerships and investment in Africa’s economic…
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Cooperative in Somalia revives after 22 years with focus on markets
MOGADISHU, June 24, 2025 — Qabri-bahar Cooperative in Somalia collapsed due to war and 300 households who had invested in it lost all their investments. Now 22 years later, the cooperative has…
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WOCCU launches last-mile innovation to strengthen rural financial inclusion in Guatemala
MADISON, Wis., June 23, 2025 — World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] in May partnered with the National Federation of Savings and Credit Cooperatives [FENACOAC], its member credit union association in Guatemala,…
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