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Cooperatives & Communities
NCB originates over US$ 86mln for New York area cooperatives
NEW YOR, October 11, 2023 – The National Cooperative Bank [( NCB ], a leading lender to cooperative housing and condominiums throughout the Tri-State area in the United States, originated over US$…
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Cooperatives & Communities
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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International
Chile’s Sermecoop joins ICA as latest member
BRUSSELS – Cooperativa de Servicios [Sermecoop Ltda.] is the latest to join the International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ], the voice of cooperatives worldwide. According to ICA’s latest statement, Sermecoop, domiciled in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Kenya: Real estate takes biggest share of SACCO loans
NAIROBI – Land and housing consumed the largest share of loans Kenyan SACCOs issued to their members in 2022, the latest data by SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [SASRA] shows. According to the…
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International
Tenants rally in Hamilton to convert rental building to a coop
ONTARIO – The tenants of 272 Caroline Street South in Hamilton are uniting to maintain the affordability of the 21-unit building by converting it into coop housing. The residents and supporters –…
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International
ICA welcomes new COOP ELGA from Honduras
LONDON – Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito ELGA [ COOP ELGA ] from Honduras is the latest member to join the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. COOP ELGA was initially set up in…
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Cooperatives & Communities
West Nile Cooperative Union members to benefit from housing project
ARUA – West Nile Cooperative Union in partnership with a private firm, East Eden, plans to provide low-cost housing units to its members. Through the project dubbed, ‘Holistic Empowerment and Revival Approaches…
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News
Kapapi land conflict: Landlords to sue minister Nabakooba over resettled evictees
HOIMA– The Seven purported landlords of the land where 1,000 people were evicted in Kapapi and Kiganja sub-counties, Hoima district intend to sue the minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Over 350 farmers register to plant bamboo in Amuru
AMURU – A total of 353 farmers in Lakang Sub-county in Amuru district have registered to join commercial bamboo farming. This follows an initiative by Association of Acholi Environmentalists, a charity group…
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International
Canada: Study shows affordability gap rising between housing co-ops and market rentals
ONTARIO-Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada [CHF Canada] days ago a new research report dubbed “The Co-op Difference: Comparing co-op and market rents in five Canadian cities”. Produced by housing researchers Greg Suttor,…
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