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Cooperatives & Communities
Farmers’ cooperatives partner to promote food safety in Greater Masaka
MASAKA – Farmer’s cooperative societies and local government authorities in Greater Masaka area have partnered to ensure a proper food supply chain and food safety, this publication understands. According to Sowedi Sserwadda,…
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International
End of year message from ICA President
Dear cooperative friends. We are coming to the end of a year that was full of important events for the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA]. We met in Seville after almost two years…
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Africa
Ministers to promote initiatives on food security and environmental management
LUSAKA-Ministers responsible for agriculture, natural resources, and environment from COMESA Member States have undertaken to support the development and implementation of the COMESA digital Regional Food Balance Sheet [RFBS] initiative. This undertaking…
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International
Indian co-operators remember nationalist Sardar Patel
NEW DELHI-The top cooperatives in the country including Amul, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited [IFFCO] and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India [NAFED], among others, remembered the Iron Man of the…
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International
Hope as new paper presents path for hepatitis elimination
GENEVA-The World Economic Forum published a white paper today detailing Egypt’s remarkable success against viral hepatitis. Through expert analysis of specific policies, the paper highlights how the concerted efforts implemented in Egypt…
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International
Co-op sells petrol forecourt estate to Asda for £600mln
LONDON-The Co-operative Group [“Co-op”] has agreed to sell its petrol forecourt business to Asda for an enterprise value of £600 million, its officials say. The transaction includes 129 petrol forecourt sites, spread…
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News
Co-op Group gets lady CEO
LONDON – The Co-op recently announced Shirine Khoury-Haq as its Group CEO. Commenting, Allan Leighton, Chair of Co-op said; “I’m delighted that Shirine has accepted the invitation to lead and develop our…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Return to ‘In Person’ a Rousing Success for 2022 World Credit Union Conference
GLASGOW —The 2022 World Credit Union Conference concluded Wednesday with a Scottish-themed closing party that put the finishing touches on a spectacular four-day event at the Scottish Events Campus. 1,600 credit union…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Africa Prudential, reiterates the importance of cooperatives in nation-building
ABUJA-Africa Prudential, a digital solutions provider for cooperative societies among other entities, held a webinar themed, “Cooperatives Build a Better World: Leveraging Technology to Drive Financial Inclusion and Collective Wealth through Cooperatives”…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Crédit Agricole to stop financing gas and oil sector
PARIS– French co-operative bank, Crédit Agricole, has announced commitments to move away from oil and gas financing. ‘2025 Ambitions’ sets out a number of short, medium and long-term goals for France’s second…
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