Recent News
ICA Director-General visits the ICA EXPO 2008 exhibition site in Portugal
- Published Yesterday
Mr. Iain Macdonald, Director-General of the International Co-operative Alliance visited Lisbon on 5-6 August to meet with the ICA Expo team and review progress for the Trade Fair and related events. Accompanied by ICA's Deputy Director-General, Ms. Maria-Elena Chavez Hertig, the ICA officials visited the venue of the Trade Fair and related meetings as well as the hotels selected for participants of the fair. ICA Expo is expecting participants from over 50 countries, 150 co-operatives, 1,000 co-operators and 15,000 visitors.
ICA's 221st Member - the Fiji Co-operative Union Ltd. (FCUL)
- Published 08/13/2008
The Fiji Co-operative Union Ltd (FCUL) of Fiji became ICA's 221st member on 11 August, 2008. FCUL is a federation which represents the interests of its members, collects and disseminates statistics on co-operatives, sponsors studies, promotes knowledge of co-operative principles and practices, develops co-operative movements, represents co-operatives with government, audits member co-operatives, and raises funds for co-operative development. FCUL has 236 member societies, representing 8,260 individuals.
ICA lobbying on International Accounting Standards
- Published 08/12/2008
See recent comments to International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) regarding the potential impacts of changes in accounting standards on co-operative businesses.
2008 ICA Research Conference
- Published 08/1/2008
2008 ICA Research Conference, "The Role of Co-operatives in sustaining Development and Fostering Social Responsibility," 15-18 October, 2008, Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy. See conference highlights in the preliminary programme which is now available. Further information also available at: http//www.issan.info/ica-index.shtml
New ICA Digest Available Online in English and Russian
- Published 07/14/2008
The new ICA Digest, Issue 62, July/August 2008 is now available online in English and Russian. See below under Featured Articles for more information.
ICA International Co-operative Day/United Nations International Day of Co-operatives
- Published 06/23/2008
Theme for 2008: "Confronting Climate Change through Co-operative Enterprise:, 5 July 2008. The ICA Message for 2008 in English, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese Brazilian, Romanian, Spanish and Vietnamese. The ICA International Co-operative Day/ UN International Day of Co-operatives is celebrated on the first saturday of July every year. Its aim is to increase awareness on co-operatives and promote the movement's successes and ideals of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality and world peace.
New ICA Rules and Bye-Laws Now Available Online
- Published 06/23/2008
The text of the new ICA Rules and Bye-Laws are now available. See all official documentation and texts of presentations made at the Assembly on 5-6 June at: http://www.ica.coop/calendar/ga2008/
Featured Articles
Featured Member:Agricultores Federados Argentinos Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada (AFA S.C.L.) of Argentina
- Published 08/17/2008
- Member Profiles
Agricultores Federados Argentinos Sociedad Cooperativa Limitada (AFA S.C.L.) of Argentina member of the ICA since June 2008, principally providing marketing facilitities at the national level and exports cereals, oilseeds and other agricultural and livestock production. However, it also provides a wide range of services including the supply of agricultural inputs and facilitation of access to credit and financial services including insurance for members, provision of consumer goods for its members and employees; the purchase or leasing agricultural land for research and other activities; construction activities for its members and industries, etc.. AFA also liaises with authorities on member concerns including issues such as rural electrification, infrastructure development and agricultural policy. The society has 25,700 individual members and was responsible for 3.65% of total grain production in
ICAEXPO News
- Published 07/19/2008
- Development
The Co-operative Organization of the Portuguese speaking countries (OCPLP) is organising its 8th meeting at the ICA Expo (October 23/25). The OCPLP is an NGO that gathers co-operatives, associations and other organisations interested in the co-operative movement of all the Portuguese speaking countries - Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guine-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, St. Tome and Prince, East Timor.The OCPLP will gather at the ICA Expo co-operatives that can not afford to have their own booth but wish to participate, specially co-operatives from African countries. The OCPLP will also have a special program on the 24th and 25th of October consisting of - "The fair trade as a tool for the lusophone development" and "Co-operatives in the lusophone world - the challenge of globalization." Register to attend - http://www.icaexpo.coop
ICA Digest 62 July/August 2008
- Published 07/14/2008
- Digest
ICA Digest 62, July/August 2008 is now available.The issue reports on landmark decisions taken at the ICA Extraordinary General Assembly held in Rome in June. A newly elected board member is welcomed and there are updates on co-operative solidarity for co-operative movements that have suffered from recent disasters. The digest features an interview to mark this year's International Day of Co-operatives, "Confronting Climate Change through Co-operative Enterprise." Climate change will continue to be reported on in future issues. A number of articles focus on priority areas of work of the ICA, that of ensuring the visibility of co-operatives, defending the form of enterprise and promoting co-operatives worldwide. Articles on the advocacy work of the ICA at the ILO and European Union are included. The work undertaken of the regions to ensure appropriate co-operative policies is also highlighted and reports from Africa show the revival of the ICA Africa and its activities.
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