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Cooperatives Urged to Take Leading Role in Latin America’s Productive Transformation
SANTIAGO, May 27, 2025 –– Cooperatives have been urged to take on a more prominent role in driving productive transformation and promoting inclusive, sustainable development across Latin America and the Caribbean. The…
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European Commission publishes first list of Country Benchmarks under the EUDR
BRUSSELS, May 26, 2025 — The European Commission [EC] has released its long-awaited first list of country risk classifications under the EU Deforestation Regulation [ EUDR ], marking a critical milestone in…
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FAO Drives Regional Agenda to Strengthen the Role of Cooperatives in Productive and Territorial Development
BRASILIA, May 25, 2025 — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [ FAO ], in collaboration with Cooperatives of the Americas—the regional branch of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA],…
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Cooperative Benefits Report highlights the unique value of cooperatives
LONDON, May 24, 2025 — The International Cooperative Entrepreneurship Think Tank [ICETT], an initiative of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA], has released its latest report exploring the benefits of cooperatives to members, communities, and society…
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Kenya’s Prime Time SACCO joins billionaires’ club
ITEN, May 23, 2025 – – Prime Time SACCO has recorded a strong performance for the 2024 financial year, crossing the KSh 1 billion asset mark and officially joining Kenya’s “billionaires’ club”.…
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Global business leaders commit to challenging crises through cooperation
MADRID, May 23, 2025 – – Leaders from the world’s largest cooperative and mutual businesses met in Madrid, Spain, on May 21-22, to discuss collaborative solutions to some of the world’s most…
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El Salvador: Farmer cooperative boosts product quality, branding
LALA, May 19, 2025 — The El Salvador Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative [ESFMPC], an agrarian reform beneficiary organisation in Barangay El Salvador, has strengthened its product quality and branding strategies through the Department…
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L.A. artist coop fights back against rising costs and fewer jobs
L.A., May 17, 2025 — In the current brutal Los Angeles entertainment environment, where costs are high and Hollywood productions are moving out of the city at record speeds, a new and…
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Australian coop sector urges new government support
SYDNEY, May 17, 2025 — Australia’s Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals [ BCCM ] has welcomed the election of Anthony Albanese’s new Labor Government and expressed its commitment to working with…
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ITFC commits EUR 106mln to boost cotton production in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, May 17, 2025 – – The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation [ITFC], the trade finance arm of the Islamic Development Bank [IsDB] Group, has renewed its longstanding support to the Republic…
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