International
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Sharp, long-lasting slowdown to hit developing countries hard, says World Bank
WASHINGTON – Global growth is slowing sharply in the face of elevated inflation, higher interest rates, reduced investment, and disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest Global Economic…
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Dominican Republic cooperative latest to join ICA
BRUSSELS-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] reports it welcomed a new member last December: Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito Herrera, Inc. from the Dominican Republic. According to ICA, COOP-HERRERA is a savings and…
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UK partners get £500,000 grant to train social housing tenants
LONDON-The Confederation of Co-operative Housing [ CCH ], and its partner organisation, PPCR, days ago received a £500,000 government grant to roll out a new training package open to tenants living in…
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End of year message from ICA President
Dear cooperative friends. We are coming to the end of a year that was full of important events for the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. We met in Seville after almost two years…
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Indonesian members pass baton to Indian members to continue engagement in G20 discussions
JAKARTA-Indonesian members a few days ago passed the baton to the Indian members to continue cooperatives’ engagement in the G20 discussions under the Indian G20 Presidency. The meeting was held online under…
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Key findings of ICA Survey on Cooperative Identity unveiled in webinar
KAMPALA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] days ago presented the main findings of the Survey on Cooperative Identity during a dedicated webinar. More than 200 people worldwide participated in the event that could…
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UN debates progress of resolution for SSE and sustainable development
NEW YORK-A multi-stakeholder meeting held on Tuesday brought together civil society and governments at the United Nations [UN] headquarters in New York, to discuss the question: “How can the international recognition of…
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ICO and ASEAN Coffee Federation sign joint declaration
HANOI-The ASEAN Coffee Federation [ACF] represented by its President, Victor Mah, and the International Coffee Organisation [ICO], represented by its executive director, Vanúsia Nogueira, have signed a joint declaration to reinforce the…
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MEPs agree on new law to ensure products causing deforestation are not traded in EU
BRUSSELS– On Tuesday morning, Members of the European Parliament [ MEPs ] reached a preliminary deal with European Union [EU] governments on a new law on deforestation-free products that will make it…
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Debt-service payments put biggest squeeze on poor countries since 2000-World Bank
KAMPALA-The poorest countries eligible to borrow from the World Bank’s International Development Association [IDA] now spend over a tenth of their export revenues to service their long-term public and publicly guaranteed external…
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