International
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New digital data collection tool, RASME, to help Uganda address project delays
KAMPALA– A new digital platform [ RASME ] will accelerate data collection in Uganda, which could greatly speed up project implementation. RASME acronym of Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation in Uganda…
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Co-op housing units in Canada get c$13mln for repairs
QUEBEC-The federal and Nova Scotia governments are splitting the tab on c$13 million [Shs 39 billion] in renovations for co-op housing units around the province, reports Canadian Broadcasting Corporation [CBC]. The work…
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Value addition: Nwoya livestock farmers ask for govt support
NWOYA –Nwoya livestock keepers want government to help them to start adding value to the animal products as opposed to selling their live animals to middlemen. The farmers under Pamin-Owot Livestock Cooperative…
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Paraguay: A small country and a cooperative giant
ASUNCION-Paraguay, this small country in the South of Latin America with only seven million inhabitants hides a dynamic and growing cooperative sector. 11.7 percent of the financial-banking sector corresponds to the cooperative…
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British Columbia’s co-op sector gets financial boost from government
The provincial government of British Columbia, Canada, has announced a CA$2 million [about US$ 1.6mln] investment to support the development and growth of co-operatives. The British Columbia Co-operative Association [BCCA] and its…
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Theme for this year’s International Credit Union Day theme announced
WISCONSIN-World Council of Credit Unions [Woccu] has released official posters and logos for the day, which will be celebrated on October 20, 2022. This year’s International Credit Union [ICU] Day takes the theme Empower…
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Draft amendments don’t align with Co-op Principles on many points: NCUI
NEW DELHI– Reacting to the draft amendments to Multi-State Cooperative Societies [MSCS] Act 2002, circulated to the national federations in India by the Ministry of Cooperation, several representatives of member institutions of…
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Professional co-operators introduce guidelines to root out co-operative quacks
NAIROBI-Kenya Society of Professional Co-operators [KSPC], a sector professional organisation in the cooperative movement of Kenya, has come up with regulation guidelines that seek to root out cooperative quacks, Sacco Review reports. According…
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Co-op Group announces job cuts as inflation bites
MANCHESTER– The Co-op Group is cutting 400 jobs at its Angel Square headquarters in Manchester, United Kingdom, blaming tough trading conditions and rising inflation. The Group, which employs 63,000 people including 4,000 at…
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US electric co-ops to benefit from broadband support
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association [NRECA] has launched a service for electric co-ops that provide broadband or are considering offering it, says Coop News. The NRECA Broadband service is available…
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