International
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Value of mutual collaboration to promote sustainable development recognised at HLPF
NEW YORK – The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] organised, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, a Voluntary National Review Lab [VNR Lab],…
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U.S. coop expands its portfolio with power plant purchase
WASHINGTON DC – The acquisition of a private-equity-owned combined cycle power plant is the latest step that Rayburn Electric Cooperative [EC]has taken to meet the current and future needs of more than 500,000 Texans…
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Australian consumers benefit from mutuals keen to challenge big end of town, BCCM says
SYDNEY – The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals [ BCCM ] has said the ongoing expansion by its members in the financial services sector will provide added benefits to consumers and…
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Recap: ICA sectoral organisations set plans for current year
BRUSSELS – In the past month, several of the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] sectoral organisations held their annual meetings. These meetings, according to ICA, represent the moment for members to evaluate the…
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Jeroen Douglas appointed as new Director General of ICA
BRUSSELS – The International Cooperative Alliance Board has appointed Jeroen Douglas as its new Director General. Douglas will succeed Bruno Roelants who retired in February 2023. The Search Committee, with the support…
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New ICA video showcases 2022 activities
KAMPALA – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has released a video to highlight some of the 2022 milestones for its global office. The video, which is available on its YouTube channel with…
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Modi urges coops to partner with government
NEW DELHI – Addressing the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi urged cooperatives to partner with the government to realise a…
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The role of cooperatives in achieving sustainable development
KAMPALA– This year’s International Day of Cooperatives theme is “Cooperatives: partners for accelerated sustainable development”. According to the World Co-operative Monitor, the largest 300 cooperatives and mutuals reported a total turnover of US$ 2,034.98…
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CoopsDay: Celebrating the power of the cooperative business model to generate sustainable development
BRUSSELS – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] in Friday’s press release has confirmed that the global cooperative movement will tomorrow commemorate the 101st International Day of Cooperatives under the slogan “cooperatives for…
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COPAC to hold VNR Lab on “Cooperatives for Accelerated Sustainable Development”
NEW YORK-The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] says it will on July 11, 2023, hold a virtual Voluntary National Review Lab [ VNR Lab] in support of the…
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