United Nations
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Cooperatives & Communities
Coops represented at United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy
MONTREAL, October 23, 2023 – The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy [UNTFSSE] held its 4th Technical Symposium days ago in Montreal, Canada. As one of the founding…
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Agriculture
AfDB unveils new initiative to cushion farmers from climate change effects
NAIROBI, September 8, 2023 – The African Development Bank has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation [ACRIFA]. The initiative is aimed at insulating countries against catastrophic weather-related events. The…
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International
Value of mutual collaboration to promote sustainable development recognised at HLPF
NEW YORK – The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] organised, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations, a Voluntary National Review Lab [VNR Lab],…
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Cooperatives & Communities
CoopsDay: Celebrating the power of the cooperative business model to generate sustainable development
BRUSSELS – The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] in Friday’s press release has confirmed that the global cooperative movement will tomorrow commemorate the 101st International Day of Cooperatives under the slogan “cooperatives for…
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International
COPAC to hold VNR Lab on “Cooperatives for Accelerated Sustainable Development”
NEW YORK-The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives [COPAC] says it will on July 11, 2023, hold a virtual Voluntary National Review Lab [ VNR Lab] in support of the…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Celebrating 101 International Day of Cooperatives: MTIC begins preparations
KAMPALA– The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives [ MTIC ] has started preparations to mark the 101 International Day of Cooperatives. The cooperative movement in Uganda will on July 1, 2023,…
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International
Tourism on track for full recovery as new data shows strong start to 2023
KAMPALA-International tourism is well on its way to returning to prepandemic levels, with twice as many people travelling during the first quarter of 2023 than in the same period of 2022, according…
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Finance & Banking
Silicon Valley Bank and the double-edged sword of digital efficiency
LONDON – The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank perfectly exemplifies the dangers of digital finance. During the bank run in March – enabled by the increased speed and efficiency of digital finance…
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Africa
COMESA: National accounts statisticians trained on GDP rebasing
More than 70 national accounts statisticians from 37 countries in Africa have participated in a workshop on Gross Domestic Product [GDP] rebasing in the framework of the 2008 System of National Accounts…
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International
ICA hunts for new office bearer to replace Bruno Roelants
KAMPALA-The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] has announced on its website that it is in the process of recruiting a new director general to replace Bruno Roelants who is poised to retire soon…
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