International
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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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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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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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Indian co-operators remember nationalist Sardar Patel
NEW DELHI-The top cooperatives in the country including Amul, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited [IFFCO] and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India [NAFED], among others, remembered the Iron Man of the…
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Currency depreciations risk intensifying global food, energy crises
WASHINGTON-The shrinking value of the currencies of most developing economies is driving up food and fuel prices in ways that could deepen the food and energy crises that many of them already…
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Minnesota co-op leads tour for local graduate students
MINNESOTA-The smallest electric cooperative in Minnesota is having an outsized impact in educating college students about the co-op business model and how power is generated and delivered for co-ops in the region.…
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Prevent rather than fight next pandemic with one health approach: World Bank
WASHINGTON – As the world continues to deal with the devastating effects of COVID-19, the World Bank has today released a new report that proposes a new approach of actionable solutions to…
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Honduran coffee farmers hope for a brighter future
TEGUCIGALPA-Honduran coffee has been a good news story, it is an important export, and it is well regarded worldwide for its flavoursome speciality beans, but it is under threat from climate change.…
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US co-ops get US$ 170,000 for work in low-income communities
CALIFORNIA-Five US co-ops have been awarded a total of US$ 170,000 from a fund to increase co-op development in low-income communities and communities of colour. The 2022 winners of the annual Capital…
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Shock as Truss resigns as UK Prime Minister
LONDON-Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned as UK prime minister in a statement outside Downing Street, says the BBC She said she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected…
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