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Cooperatives & Communities
Ariel Guarco appointed ICA Director General ad interim
KAMPALA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA ] President, Ariel Guarco has been appointed by the board to the post of Director General in the interim, with effect from March 1, 2023. The appointment…
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East Africa
Co-operative Bank raises Ksh 12.6bn for lending
NAIROBI-The Co-operative Bank of Kenya has raised a total Ksh 12.6 billion [US$ 100 million] in long-term debt from global institutional investors led by the German fund DEG, according to the local…
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International
Indian university commended for launching coop course
NEW DELHI– Prof Yeshwanth Dongre, the vice chancellor of Chanakya University Bengaluru recently inaugurated Diploma in Cooperation and Banking Management [DCBM] course organised by Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University…
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East Africa
KUSSCO wants money owed by defunct councils remitted
NAIROBI –Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives Limited [ KUSSCO ] wants the defunct municipal councils which were succeeded by the county governments and state-owned entities to pay back the defaulted…
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Africa
Close to 90 percent of NTBs reported in RECs resolved
LUSAKA– A total of 716 out of 796 [88.9 percent] of the Non-Tariff Barriers [ NTBs ] registered in the online reporting system implemented by the three regional economic communities [RECs] of…
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International
ICA’s Bruno Roelants’ passionate message as he says bye to global cooperative movement
KAMPALA-Since January 12, 2023, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has been calling for candidates to apply for the position of ICA Director General. The successful candidate will succeed Bruno Roelants, who, after…
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International
Ukrainian cooperative movement still needs more help as war escalates
BRUSSELS-The Cooperative Movement in war-ravaged Ukraine still needs more help, according to the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] which has contacted Illia Gorokhovskyi, COOP Ukraine’s chairman. ICA says it recently contacted Gorokhovsky to…
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East Africa
Probe as cooperatives’ maize shelters collapse in Rwanda
KIGALI – The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources [MINAGRI] in Rwanda is working with other government agencies to examine the recent collapse of maize drying shelters belonging to two cooperatives. According…
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Africa
Madagascar: ADF’s agriculture rehabilitation project boosts farmers’ income
ANTANANARIVO -In Madagascar, the South-West Region Agricultural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, funded by the African Development Bank [AfDB], has provided a new boost to agriculture, resulting in enhanced farmers’ incomes, according to the project completion report.…
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International
Cooperatives in India to be strengthened
NEW DELHI -The Union Cabinet in India days ago approved strengthening the cooperative movement in the country and deepening its reach up to the grassroots, according to Indian Cooperative. Indian Cooperative reports…
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