International
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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain, study says
KAMPALA, May 21, 2024 – International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global gross domestic product [GDP] are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by…
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WFCU invites global movement to join flood relief efforts in Brazil
MADISON, Wis, May 20, 2024 – Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions [ WFCU ], in partnership with World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU], recently launched its Brazilian Flood Relief Fund to solicit donations…
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Fugitive Cooperative Manager arrested in Qatar
GANESH BISU BANKE, May 18, 2024 – Ganesh Sijapati, 38, the manager of Namaste Savings and Credit Cooperative Society, accused in a cooperative fraud case, was recently apprehended in Qatar and extradited…
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Launch of global platform for coffee industry players to transform 40mln tonnes of biowaste into business
KAMPALA, May 16, 2024 -The global coffee industry generates nearly 40 million tonnes of biowaste each year – that’s about seven times the weight of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Instead of…
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War-torn Ukraine earns free-trade deal to protect its agri-food sector
BRUSSELS, May 14, 2024 – The European Council [EC] has approved the suspension of import duties and quotas on Ukrainian and Moldovan exports to the EU for another year as part of…
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São Paulo hosts the World Agri-Tech South America Summit 2024
SAO PAULO, May 14, 2024 – The city of São Paulo in Brazil is preparing to host one of the most influential events in the agricultural sector, the World Agr-Tech South America…
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NCCE launches certificate course on financial accounting & taxation
NEW DELHI, May 10, 2024 – The National Centre for Cooperative Education [NCCE] at the National Cooperative Union of India [NCUI] Campus, New Delhi, has inaugurated its certificate course on financial accounting…
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Theme for 2024 International Day of Cooperatives revealed
KAMPALA, May 7, 2024 – This year on July 6, cooperatives around the world will celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives with the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All.” According to…
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Global coffee exports up 9.4 percent in March 2024
KAMPALA, May 6, 2024 – Global green bean exports in March 2024 totalled 11.87 million bags, as compared with 10.85mln bags in the same month of the previous year, up 9.4 percent…
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Korean peasant unions condemn importation of agricultural products
SEOUL, May 5, 2024 – Peasants’ unions in South Korea recently protested the sale of imported agricultural products by the local agricultural cooperatives, especially, Hanaro Mart. Hanaro Mart is a grocery supermarket…
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