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22 May '12

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Global NewsOpening co-operative data

Co-operatives strive for openness and transparency; and compared to their corporate counterparts the Movement now has an opportunity to take a major step ahead.

IrelandIreland marks Co-op Year with major national conference

Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins will mark the International Year of Co-operatives in a national conference today.

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CanadaCanadian government cuts co-op development program, slashes Co-operatives Secretariat

Canada's only national program devoted to co-operative development has fallen victim to government budget cuts. 

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Global NewsAn example of open data

Open data has many uses. As well as being able to analyse data, it can be used to create online/offline apps and can help enhance existing websites.

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United KingdomThe decline of the public company

The May 19th edition of The Economist carries an intriguing Briefing on “The endangered public company”.  It leads with the note that “public companies have had a ...

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CyprusVery many thanks to the Co-operative Central Bank, Cyprus who...

Very many thanks to the Co-operative Central Bank, Cyprus who generously donated funds to the ICA’s global appeal for the International Year of Co-operatives. To see the full ...

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Global NewsCooperative Mafias attack honest official

Some armed criminals hit an honest cooperative official on his head with a rod with the express intention of killing him in Bangalore, according to local police. S.P.Mahantesh , deputy director  working in the department  of cooperative  audit  is seriously injured and being kept on life support system in a hospital in the city. Sources say most of the cooperative societies are synonymous with graft and fraudulent activities. The Mafiosi controlling them are so powerful that they can go to ...

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Global NewsManufacturing hopes rest on union-supported co-operative ventures

Australian unions have endorsed the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) support for co-operative operations, recognising the critical role they play in advancing the organisation’s Global Employment Agenda and promoting decent work. Australian Council of Trade Unions Australian unions have endorsed the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) support for co-operative operations, recognising the critical role they play in advancing the organisation’s Global ...

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Representatives from the Valencian Parliament and the Confederation

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SpainCo-operatives receive unanimous support from Valencia

To mark the UN declaration of 2012 as International Year of Co-operatives, the Valencian Parliament read out a statement in support of co-operative institutional measures to ...

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GuatemalaEqual Exchange at the White House

The following post was written by Jessie Myszka, Director of Support Operations, after her meeting at the White House on May 4th Jessie Myszka of Equal Exchange and Melissa ...

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