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The global co-operative movement is lining up behind the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives, says Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance. In the run-up to the United Nations’ official launch of...

Farmer-owned Ravensdown Fertiliser Cooperative has kicked off the year by becoming an official New Zealand sponsor to the UN International Year of Cooperatives. As one of the largest of the rural cooperatives in New Zealand, it was a natural...

Australia's co-operative movement joins the worldwide co-operative movement in recognising that the International Year of Co-operatives is a unique opportunity to celebrate and promote the co-operative idea and opportunity within and outside...

The
 Australian 
co‐operative 
sector 
received
 global
 recognition
 on the closing day of Cancun proceedings 
for 
its 
work
 in
 promoting 
UN 
International 
Year
 of
 Co‐operatives,
 during
 the
 presentation
 of
 a
 national
 commemorative...

La Royal Mint de Australia diseñó esta moneda conmemorativa en colaboración con la Secretaría Australiana. ¡Desde la ACI-Américas felicitamos a los cooperativistas en Australia, por tan importante gestión realizada en su país!

by Bernard Hickey PSIS, the former Public Service Investment Society, has announced it has been granted bank registration by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and will change its name to The Co-operative Bank. The Co-operative Bank said its 130,...

In a country that labels everything from cosmetics to cleaning agents, it’s surprising that there are no laws in the U.S. requiring labeling of genetically engineered Foods. Yet 93% of Americans believe GE foods should be labeled. We don...

Board of Approvals for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) has rejected the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco) proposal to set up an integrated dairy project in its Kisan SEZ in Nellore District in the State. The entity will be knocking the...

Cooperative societies generally do not allow scrutiny from outside sources. Till date Nafed ,Nccf and Kribhco are fighting cases in Delhi High court against being pushed under RTI Act. But if draft of Goa Lokayukta Bill submitted to Chief Minister...

Capricorn Society Limited, Australia, has appointed Greg Wall as the new Group Chief Executive Officer, effective from August 22, 2011. Mr Wall replaces the incumbent CEO Trent Bartlett, who held the position of CEO of the organisation from 2001 to...

The point about the International Year of Co-operatives 2012 is - Beyond 2012. If co-operatives in Australia celebrate 2012, then, this celebration must include a plan of action Beyond 2012 - a plan of action for Australia's co-operative movement...

In October 2010 PGG Wrightsons’ subsidiary Wool Partners International (WPI) issued a prospectus to form a Wool Partners Co-operative (WPC) taking half of the country’s strong wool clip. It would have been an exciting development in New Zealand’s...