Uruguay
Uruguay
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HousingGovernment funding boost for Uruguayan housing co-ops
The National Housing Agency has given grants to 11 co-ops to build 409 homes, strengthening a movement that has been growing since the 1960s
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Banking and InsuranceMember news: CSR initiative at Surco Seguros, Uruguay
ICMIF member Surco Seguros, Uruguay, and the National Road Safety Unit (UNASEV – Unidad Nacional de Seguridad Vial) have collaborated on a safety initiative for school children as part of Surco’s ongoing CSR activities with...
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Business
Molino Santa Rosa
"Molino Santa Rosa" ("Santa Rosa's Mill" in Spanish) was founded in 1925 in Uruguay. In 1999, due to economic problems, the management decided to transfer it into a cooperative made up of 44 former employees...
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Banking and Insurance
Cooperative education: Working together to build a better Uruguay
Last December, ICMIF member SURCO Seguros of Uruguay organised a national competition for school children as part of their celebrations of the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2012) and also as part of their...
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CommunityUruguayan President praises co-operatives for their resilience during crisis
The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, praised the co-operative enterprise model in his speech at the 50th anniversary of the Uruguayan Federation of Worker Co-operatives (FCPU).
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Worker co-ops
The President of Uruguay recognizes the efforts of worker cooperatives in its 50th anniversary
The President of Uruguay, José Mujica, has actively participated in the ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federation of producers Cooperatives of Uruguay (FCPU). Mujica recognised the efforts of these enterprises in organising themselves...
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Development
fairtrade: Business is buzzing for Fairtrade honey producers at…
fairtrade: Business is buzzing for Fairtrade honey producers at Apicola co-op in Uruguay.Before the beekeepers formed the co-op, poor rural roads and limited information meant that they had to depend on local middlemen to buy...