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Paraguay
Paraguay
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EducationParaguay launches technical baccalaureate in co-operatives
The three-year course includes internships and training in co-op management
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FinancialParaguayan Senate approves amendment giving co-ops exemption from VAT
Since VAT was imposed on co-ops in 2016, members have been more reluctant to take loans
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Banking and InsuranceAllnations finalises investment in Paraguay
As 2012 came to a close, Allnations, the capital support facility of ICMIF, announced its sixth investment in an ICMIF member organisation. Aseguradora Tajy Propiedad Cooperativa S.A. of Paraguay received USD 300,000 from the facility...
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Development
fairtrade: Passion for Fairtrade Sugar is one of the main…
fairtrade: Passion for Fairtrade Sugar is one of the main Fairtrade products from Paraguay, but Jose Manuel Gomez, one of our Liaison Officers in the region, is helping producers of more exotic products join Fairtrade…...
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Agriculture
Stories.coop – a week of inspirational stories on insurance cooperatives around the globe
Stories.coop is the world’s first global, digital campaign to spread the benefits of cooperation through the tradition of story-telling. During the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2012 the Stories.coop web site will help to deliver...
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DevelopmentManduvira in Paraguay Realises its Dream
From humble beginnings in 1975, the Manduvira Co-operative in Paraguay has grown to be the leading producer and exporter of organic and Fairtrade certified sugar in the world. On 5 Dec 2011, the Co-op laid...
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Paraguay: Cooperatives are effective during times of crisis
The global cooperative movement has not only survived in the twentieth century but also has proven effective in times of major financial crisis.
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Development
Fairtrade ice cream launched
BEN & Jerry's has launched the world's first Fairtrade ice cream. As well as sugar, the ice cream contains Fairtrade certified vanilla sourced from four co-operatives of smallholders in India. Luis Ruiz Diaz, a sugar...