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Cooperatives & Communities
Govt to formulate bill addressing challenges affecting cooperatives
MACHAKOS, May 8, 2024 – According to the Kenya News Agency, the Government of Kenya is set to formulate a new law to protect investors in the cooperative sector. The law aims…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Theme for 2024 International Day of Cooperatives revealed
KAMPALA, May 7, 2024 – This year on July 6, cooperatives around the world will celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives with the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All.” According to…
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News
Korean peasant unions condemn importation of agricultural products
SEOUL, May 5, 2024 – Peasants’ unions in South Korea recently protested the sale of imported agricultural products by the local agricultural cooperatives, especially, Hanaro Mart. Hanaro Mart is a grocery supermarket…
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Opinions & Commentary
New CMN rules could boost consolidation for Brazilian cooperative credit system
By Claudio Gallina RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, May 3, 2024 – Fitch Ratings views the enactment of the National Monetary Council [ CMN ] Resolution No. 5,131 [R5131] as a positive regulatory…
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Cooperatives & Communities
MoU signed with IFFCO to host the ICA Global Cooperative Conference 2024
NEW DELHI, May 1, 2024 – A Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] was recently signed by the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative [ IFFCO ] for holding the ICA…
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News
Fish cooperative in Kenya meeting increased demand for fish
NAIROBI, April 30, 2024 – William Ebukut lives with his family of seven in Loiyangalani town located in Marsabit County on the eastern bank of Lake Turkana. The lake occupies northwestern Kenya,…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ICA launches NEW video to show how cooperatives build a better world
KAMPALA, April 23, 2024 – “This is the story of how ordinary people made extraordinary things a lifestyle,” says a new promotional video launched yesterday by the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. According…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Bill introduced in US Congress to strengthen worker coop sector
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 – A new bill introduced in the US Congress aims to bolster the country’s worker cooperative sector through comprehensive support programmes and initiatives. It was sponsored by Representatives…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Local University conducts capacity building workshop for managers of coop societies in Nigeria
ABUJA, April 22, 2024 – Skyline University Nigeria [SUN] recently conducted a capacity-building workshop for managers of cooperative societies in Kano State. The event which took place at the campus attracted over…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Benefiting from community-based tourism: Conservationist asks Nwoya residents to form cooperatives
NWOYA, April 15, 2024 – The Chief Warden for Murchison Falls National Park, Wilson Kagoro has challenged the communities neighboring the park in Nwoya district to form cooperatives if they are to…
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