Agencies
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East Africa
AfDB clears over US$ 20mln for agro-pastoral project in Burundi
BUJUMBURA– The African Development Bank [AfDB] Group days ago greenlighted the award of a US$ 23.26 million grant to Burundi to implement the Agro-Pastoral Entrepreneurship and Professional Development Project for the Youth…
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Agriculture
Partners introduce biological control to counter new mango mealybug pest
NTUNGAMO– The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries [MAAIF], in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [FAO], the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] and the International…
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International
New law to enhance governance in UAE’s cooperatives sector
DUBAI-The new cooperatives law recently announced by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is a new step towards developing the governance of the cooperatives sector in the United Arab Emirates [UAE],…
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Africa
WBG approves US$ 497mln to fund lowering of greenhouse gas emissions in South Africa
WASHINGTON-The World Bank Group [WBG] days ago approved a request by South Africa a $497 million project to decommission and repurpose the Komati coal-fired power plant using renewables and batteries. The project…
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International
Co-op housing champions Linda Ferguson and Sandra Hardy honoured
MANITOBA-Last month, at the annual meeting of the Manitoba Co-operative Association [MCA], two housing co-op leaders were honoured for their long and accomplished service in support of co-operative housing. Former CHF Canada…
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International
Over 100 attend Sixth Summit of Cooperatives of the Americas
ASUNCION-The sixth summit of Cooperatives of the Americas brought together over 1,000 delegates to Asunción, Paraguay, to discuss the role of cooperatives in deepening democracy and rebuilding post pandemic. The summit featured…
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East Africa
CS Chelugui outlines agenda for cooperatives sector
NAIROBI-Simon Kiprono Chelugui took over the Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSME] Ministry early last week, promising to address mismanagement in cooperatives. Chelugui took over from Peter Munya, who was…
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International
Investments of 1.4 percent of GDP could cut GHG emissions by 70 percent
WASHINGTON-Investing an average of 1.4 percent of Gross Domestic Product [GDP] annually could reduce greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in developing countries by as much as 70 percent by 2050 and boost resilience,…
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International
Global gold demand up 28 percent year-on-year in Q3
LONDON-The World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report reveals that gold demand [excluding over-the-counter trading-OTC] in the third quarter of 2022 hit 1,181 tonnes, up 28 percent year-on-year. Strong demand pushed…
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International
US top 100 co-ops had joint turnover of US$ 255bln in 2021, report says
WASHINGTON-The top 100 co-ops in the US had joint turnover of US$ 255 billion in 2021, according to a report from National Cooperative Bank [NCB], marking an increase of 11 percent from…
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