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International
Co-ops can make you self-reliant, cooperative leader tells Indian female students
NEW YORK – Gujarat State Cooperative Union recently organised a “Young Women Cooperative Seminar” with the theme “Self–Reliance through the Cooperation” for the young female students studying in colleges of Gujarat in…
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International
Mondiacult 2022: Cooperatives enhance a resilient cultural sector
BRUSSELS-Recently, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICAs organised a side-event as part of the UNESCO’s Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – Mondiacult 2022. Through this conference, UNESCO is reinvesting in the…
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East Africa
Nakuru County co-ops promised Kshs 1bln each year
The new Nakuru County Governor Susan Kihika has pledged to support cooperative societies with Ksh1 billion [Ushs 32 billion] every year to boost their economic activities, according to Sacco Review. Speaking at…
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International
Energy co-ops weigh the costs of the world’s power supply crisis
LONDON– The energy crisis is forcing price hikes around the world; in the UK, millions are in fear of fuel poverty as winter looms, and many businesses are concerned about unaffordable fuel…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Housing co-ops meet in Zurich to explore ways to foster affordable housing
ZURICH-Representatives from housing co-operatives from around the world days ago met in Zurich, Switzerland to explore ways to foster affordable co-operative housing. The hybrid in-person and online event was hosted by WBG Zurich,…
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Africa
How smoked fish vendors’ co-op is fighting climate change in Gabon
LIBREVILLE –A young woman unloads cases of freshly caught fish from her boat onto the dock of the banks of the Ogooué river near the fish market of Lambaréné in Gabon. Marilou…
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International
International tourism back to 60 percent of pre-pandemic levels-UNWTO
REAL MADRID-According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals almost tripled in January to July 2022 [+172 percent] compared to the same period of 2021. This means the sector…
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Africa
AfDB project boosts agricultural yields for youth enterprises in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO-Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize doubled, according to a project a recent progress…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Indian 110-year-old Rupee Cooperative Bank liquidated
NEW DELHI-The Reserve Bank of India [RBI] in August announced that it had withdrawn the Pune-based Rupee Cooperative Bank’s banking licence and asked the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to liquidate it. The…
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International
SECU donates US$ 300,000 to WFCU for global program
RALEIGH, N.C. -State Employees’ Credit Union [ SECU ] announces its continued commitment to Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions [WFCU], the engagement and charitable arm of the World Council of Credit Unions, by committing US$ 300,000…
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