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22 May '12

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MexicoCongratulations to Abdullah Kutlu, winner of a 2012 Summit pass

Last November, the International Summit of Cooperatives held a contest at the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) General Assembly in Cancun, Mexico. This contest gave participants the chance to win a pass to the Summit. A random draw was held at the 2012 Summit booth, and the winner was Abdullah Kutlu, the General Director of the Central Union of the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey. Stéphane Bertrand, the Executive Director of the 2012 Summit, who happened to be attending the ...

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Global NewsJob Opportunity: Technical Support and Customer Service, Gaia Host Collective

A new worker-owner position is available at Gaia host focusing on customer support and system administration. The work will focus primarily on supporting both technical ...

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Global NewsHistory of Union Cab Cooperative: The First Twenty Years

"Union Representatives met with management during most of 1977 to hammer out a contract. Discussions proved unproductive. However, after a four day strike in September, 1977, ...

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Global NewsCooperation Texas Relaunches Cooperative Business Institute

The Cooperative Business Institute (CBI) is a comprehensive training program designed to equip participants with the skills and resources needed to establish and manage a ...

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Global NewsISMA’s 77th AGM in Delhi on December 21

The 77th Annual General meeting of the Indian Sugar Mills Association will be held on Wednesday, the 21st December 2011 in New Delhi. The meeting will be inaugurated by Shri K V Thomas, Minister of State, Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry. ISMA has been demanding more export for sugar given the bumper crop this season. It demanded increase up to 3 million tonnes in the export of sugar. Shri Narendra Murukumbi, President of the Association will preside over the meeting. The meeting will take ...

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Global NewsISMA’s 77th AGM in Delhi on December 21

The 77th Annual General meeting of the Indian Sugar Mills Association will be held on Wednesday, the 21st December 2011 in New Delhi. The meeting will be inaugurated by Shri K V Thomas, Minister of State, Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry. ISMA has been demanding more export for sugar given the bumper crop this season. It demanded increase up to 3 million tonnes in the export of sugar. Shri Narendra Murukumbi, President of the Association will preside over the meeting. The meeting will take ...

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Global NewsAustralia's co-operative coin presented to Dame Pauline Green - Co-operative News

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
 $1
 coin
 to
 the
 global
 head
 of
 the
 co‐operative 
movement, 
Dame 
Pauline 
Green.
 Dame
 Pauline,
 President
 of
 the
 International
 Co‐operative
 ...

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AustraliaAustralia's co-operative coin presented to Dame Pauline Green

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
 $1
 coin
 to
 the
 global
 head
 of
 the
 co‐operative 
movement, 
Dame 
Pauline 
Green.


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Global NewsTaking care of business…and more

I didn’t post anything to this blog after the actual General Assembly yesterday afternoon – that’s because I was putting out a special issue of CCA’s ...

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Global NewsICMIF Conference: ‘Don’t fear regulation’, mutual insurers told

The European Union’s new Solvency II Directive imposing stronger obligations on insurers regarding risk management and capital adequacy should be welcomed.

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