Romania
Romania
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AgricultureCarrefour sets up agricultural co-op in Romania
French retailer Carrefour has founded an agricultural co-operative in a Romanian village to bring local fresh produce to its shelves. The co-op includes 80 families of producers who own 60 hectares (148 acres) of agricultural...
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AgricultureRomanian church aims to build farmer trust in co-operatives
The government of Romania announced a partnership with the Orthodox Church to promote and build trust in rural co-operatives. Around 25% of the population are involved in agriculture, the highest in the EU, but only 1% of...
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Banking and InsuranceUK and Romanian credit unions share knowledge
Across the world, credit unions face similar challenges to which they can respond by working together, an exchange meeting between the UK and Romanian sectors declared. The four-day event, which saw representatives from both countries...
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Democracy“Co-operatives have the scale to contribute in a much greater way to that diversification. Even…”
“Co-operatives have the scale to contribute in a much greater way to that diversification. Even today, the Global300 Report produced by the ICA shows that the 300 largest co-operatives in the world have a combined...
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Business
Big thanks to these co-ops
The ICA would like to extend warm and sincere thanks to the following co-operatives from all around the world who have all donated to the ICA’s Global Appeal for the International Year of Co-operatives: Belarussian...
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The fast growing BRIC!
In the fast-growing BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), there are four times as many co-operative members as direct shareholders. 15% of their population are co-operative members, compared to only 3.8% who are shareholders....
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Regional Organisations12th January 2012 : Marking the start of the International Year of Co-operatives
Now that the United Nations has launched the International Year of Co-operatives, how can co-operatives and co-operative organisations at various levels launch their own plans? On 12th January co-operatives are organizing a media launch: a co-operative...
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DemocracyCo-op aids local charity
THE East of England Co-operative Society has come to the rescue of a Frinton based charity after they lost all their goods in a recent fire. Haven in Romania had spent six months collecting items...