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Cooperatives & Communities
IDF: Amul and Nandini named main sponsors of World Dairy Summit
NEW DELHI– India’s top-ranking dairy brands Amul, marketed by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd and Nandini, marketed by Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd) are named as main sponsors of International…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Don’t meddle in our affairs, Sacco members warn politicians
NAIROBI-Members of Ekeza Sacco have warned Kenyan politicians to keep off their affairs after the government permitted the Sacco to resume normal operations, Sacco Review reports. The members blamed a section of…
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Environment
Drought hits Europe’s rivers and crops
LONDON-Much of Europe is baking in record heat, which has exposed riverbeds and triggered restrictions on water use in many areas faced by drought. In the Netherlands the level of the Waal…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Liberian fishery co-ops receive outboard engines
MONROVIA-Members of 22 fishery co-operatives and staff from the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority [NaFAA]of Liberia attended a training day on maintenance of outboard engines donated by the Japanese government. The training,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
1.18mln in Kenya halt sacco savings, says regulator
NAIROBI– Business Daily reports that over 1.18 million savers in Kenya last year stopped making monthly contributions to savings and credit cooperative societies [Saccos], suggesting a difficult recovery of the jobs market…
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Technology
Airtel to commence 5G deployment from August
NEW DELHI-Bharti Airtel [ Airtel ] has signed 5G network agreements with Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung to commence 5G deployment in August 2022. Airtel has had a long-standing relationship for connectivity and…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Eastern Sudan farmers plan cooperatives as herders are arrested
KHARTOUM-Farmers in eastern Sudan are in the advanced stages to establish cooperative companies that will use collective economic and bargaining power to provide them with the necessary supplies and equipment for agriculture…
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International
Paraguay: A small country and a cooperative giant
ASUNCION-Paraguay, this small country in the South of Latin America with only seven million inhabitants hides a dynamic and growing cooperative sector. 11.7 percent of the financial-banking sector corresponds to the cooperative…
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International
British Columbia’s co-op sector gets financial boost from government
The provincial government of British Columbia, Canada, has announced a CA$2 million [about US$ 1.6mln] investment to support the development and growth of co-operatives. The British Columbia Co-operative Association [BCCA] and its…
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International
Theme for this year’s International Credit Union Day theme announced
WISCONSIN-World Council of Credit Unions [Woccu] has released official posters and logos for the day, which will be celebrated on October 20, 2022. This year’s International Credit Union [ICU] Day takes the theme Empower…
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