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Korea, South
Korea, South
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Regional OrganisationsWorld Cooperative Congress to take place in Seoul in December 2021
The event had been scheduled by the International Cooperative Alliance for November 2020 but was postponed because of the Covid-19 crisis
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Community
South Korea looks forward to welcoming co-op movement to Seoul
The Congress will mark the 125th anniversary of the ICA and the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the ICA Statement on the Cooperative Identity
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Credit UnionsKorean federation helps to grow the credit union movement in Uganda
The South Korean credit union movement is helping to set up credit co-ops in Uganda
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DevelopmentICA announces details of pre-Congress research events
The events, rescheduled to February 2021, will focus on co-op identity and co-op law
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CommunityHow Korean co-ops are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
Consumer co-ops have been at the forefront of efforts to support local communities
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DevelopmentCountdown to 33rd World Co-operative Congress begins
The main theme of the Congress will be ‘Deepening our Co-operative Identity’
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AgricultureKim Byeong-won and Howard Brodsky win the Rochdale Pioneers Award
The awards were presented during a gala dinner at the ICA International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda
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EqualityKorean president buys shoes from a local co-op
Moon Jae-in has been a client of Agio, which hand-makes 30 pairs of shoes a day and offers jobs to people with disabilities, since 2012
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BusinessSouth Korean government sets out second master plan for co-ops
The South Korean co-operative movement is entering a second phase of development with the adoption of a new master plan by the government. Last year, the ministry of strategy and finance reviewed the achievements and limitations...
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AgricultureGhana’s agricultural co-ops receive $6m from South Korea
South Korea has committed $6m to supporting agricultural co-ops in Ghana over the next four years. Ghana, on west Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, is home to 2,000 registered agricultural, industrial, financial and service co-operatives. The...