International
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Central banks can fight inflation without massive handouts to banks
LONDON, September 6, 2023 – To fight inflation, central banks have to increase interest rates. Their operating procedure consists of raising the rate of remuneration on commercial banks’ reserves held at the central…
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ECOOPE presents its Co-operative Entrepreneurship Toolkit
BRUSSELS – ECOOPE, a project co-funded by the European Union [EU]that intends to spread cooperative entrepreneurship as a viable tool for European youth recently presented the “Ecoope Toolkit”, an online library of…
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Brazil can earn US$ 202.1bln with cooperativism in 2027, says OCB
BRASILIA – Brazil has the capacity to have revenues of R$ 1 trillion [about US$ 202.1 billion] with cooperativism and reach 30 million members in 2027, according to the president of the…
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Saving the environment: Polish coop adopts two beehives, home to 50,000 bees
WARSAW – Nautiqus SP. Z.O.O., a Coop member in Gdynia, Poland, has adopted two beehives which are home to nearly 50,000 bees. Nautiqus has a long-standing policy of socially responsible business and…
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ICO and ILO join forces to celebrate 2023 International Coffee Day
KAMPALA – Respect for workers and compliance with labour standards are the foundations of decent work and an integral part of ensuring universal human rights. Promoting respect for such international labour standards…
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Fishermen in Alaska urged to form coops to help manage Pacific cod stocks
NEW YORK – US federal agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries [NOAA] has asked Alaskan fishermen to form cooperatives to improve the management of Pacific cod stocks. NOAA says cod is…
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Danish coop wins international energy award
LONDON – Danish cooperative, Coop Denmark days ago scooped top honour at the Energy Management Leadership Awards hosted by the Clean Energy Ministerial [CEM], an international clean energy platform. The coop won…
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Christian coops transform lives in Bangladesh
DHAKA – Aporna Das was a medical nurse for 19 years before she launched a hospital herself at Chankarpool, in the southern Dhaka, Bangladesh. The 55-year-old woman built her 30-bed Royal Care…
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Tehri DCCB concludes AGM
NEW DELHI – Indian Tehri-Garhwal District Cooperative Bank [ DCCB ] organised its 65th Annual General Meeting days ago, which was attended by the state cooperation minister Dr Dhan Singh Rawat as…
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Netherlands: Past, present and future of Rabobank, a cooperative
AMSTERDAM – Rabobank emerged from small credit unions founded by farmers and horticulturists starting at the end of the 19th century in the Netherlands. The common thread since its inception is to…
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