International
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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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FIFA Women’s rankings: African teams move upwards
KAMPALA– A few days after the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Australia & New Zealand 2023, FIFA has published its latest rankings, which contain a number of positive changes for…
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GWLN 2023 Empowerment Grant winners to increase financial access worldwide
MADISON, Wis —Global Women’s Leadership Network [GWLN] recently announced its 2023 Empowerment Grant winners — Enkhchimeg Nergui, Partnership Specialist, Mongolian National Confederation of Credit Unions, and Violet Ndungu, CEO, Muki SACCO [Kenya]. The two will…
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Spain reign as Women’s World Cup goes beyond greatness
WELLIGTON – Slogans can often be empty but, in ‘Beyond Greatness’, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ found both a mission statement and a fitting epitaph. France 2019 had, after all, been…
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How-To Guide: Starting a Housing Cooperative
ONTARIO – Do you or your group of coop housing champions dream of starting a housing cooperative? There is no one-size-fits-all approach to establishing a new coop but this guide outlines some…
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How Brazil’s cooperatives could upset the specialty coffee status quo
BRASIL – Coffee cooperatives in Brazil are a beast like no other. And while many have historically grown commodity-grade coffee, more and more in recent years have shifted to specialty. The fundamental…
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