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ADFIAP, CDFA sign partnership agreement
March 5, 2014 1:35
ADFIAP and the Columbus, Ohio-based Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the promotion and implementation of the “U.S.-Asia Pacific Development Finance Exchange” (US-AsPac DevFinEx), a partnership dedicated to developing a transpacific exchange between development finance practitioners in both the U.S. and Asia-Pacific to help foster best practices, collaboration,... ...Boletín de Noticias del ForoLACFR – 2014 N° 01
March 3, 2014 7:57Boletín de Noticias del ForoLACFR – 2014 N° 01 http://forolacfr.org/boletines/2014_n_01 Language Undefined Tags: INAISE NEWS member FOROLACFR Latin America
Green High Design: Sputnik Engineering Builds Solar-powered Solar Factory
March 2, 2014 9:50
By James Holloway SolidarityEconomy.net via Gizmag May 28, 2013 – The sleek rows of windows in the building’s recessed oblong front combine with the wood finish to create the impression of a piece of 1970s consumer electronics (Photo: Buckhardt+Partner) You’d expect, or at least hope, that members of the solar industry walk the walk when... ...Financite.be – Dépêche 228
February 28, 2014 13:24Financite.be – Dépêche 228 http://www.financite.be/static/newsletters/financite_229.html Language Undefined Tags: INAISE NEWS RFA Financité member finance sociale et solidaire Belgique
Update on Philippine operations
February 27, 2014 9:16
On 7-8 November, typhoon Haiyan ripped through the Visayas region of central Philippines, creating storm surges of 6 metres, inundating towns and destroying everything in its path. As communication was almost impossible for weeks after the typhoon hit, at the time it was reported that a total of eight Oikocredit partners were affected on the... ...Giuliano Poletti, former head of Legacoop new Italian Minister of Labour and Welfare
February 27, 2014 7:31Italy’s Prime Minister-designate Matteo Renzi, announced the line-up of his cabinet on 21 February. Giuliano Poletti, former head of the cooperative association Legacoop, has been appointed as minister of Labour and Welfare. - News / Portada, Internacional
New Global report on Cooperatives and Employment to be launched in October
February 26, 2014 12:35The organisers of the 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives have entrusted CICOPA to draft.a new study on cooperatives and employment presenting the state-of-the-art of employment in cooperatives around the world, through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, framed into the bigger picture of the situation and challenges of employment in the world. - News / Portada,... ...
AC briefs SMART Myanmar study mission participants
February 25, 2014 5:37
ADFIAP Consulting (AC) conducted an orientation program for the participants of the SMART Myanmar Project study mission to Germany on February 20-21, 2014 at the UMFCCI Building in Yangon, Myanmar. The overall objective of the program is to brief the participants on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) best practice examples of German associations, ministries and... ...AC conducts green banking seminar for Myanmar Bankers Association
February 25, 2014 5:27
In line with ADFIAP’s advocacy on sustainable environmental development and as one of its major tasks as a partner of the EU grant-funded SMART Myanmar Project, ADFIAP Consulting (AC) conducted a seminar-workshop on “Green Financing for Banks” for the members of the Myanmar Bankers Association (MBA) on February 17-19, 2014 at the MBA Building in... ...UNRISD in successful bid for R4D project on Feminization, Agricultural Transition and Rural Employment
February 24, 2014 21:00The R4D project on Feminization, Agricultural Transition and Rural Employment, led by the University of Bern, investigates the developmental and gendered implications of the rise of non-traditional agricultural exports (NTAE) in developing countries. The research partnership also includes universities in the four case study countries: Bolivia, Laos PDR, Nepal and Rwanda . Funding for the... ...
RIPESS Europe – The news from solidarity economy in Europe – February 2014 2014
February 24, 2014 12:48RIPESS Europe – The news from solidarity economy in Europe – February 2014 2014 Language Undefined Tags: undefined
Charity Bank: Figures suggest that the charitable sector is gaining confidence
February 24, 2014 9:01Bank experiences record loan enquiries in January 2014 - Enquires up for five consecutive months - - Charity Bank is actively seeking to lend when some traditional banks are still reluctant - The charitable sector may be beginning to emerge from the recession, according to figures from Charity Bank – the bank that lends... ...
ADFIAP welcomes 3 new members
February 21, 2014 0:32
The ADFIAP Board has approved the membership application of the Partnership for Economic and Social Initiatives (PESI) www.pesi-az.org, based in Baku, Azerbaijan, International Investment Bank (IIB) http://iibbank.org based in Moscow, Russia, and the First Private Bank Limited based in Yangon, Myanmar. PESI is a national think tank aiming to support social cohesion and economic development... ...“Catalysts for social change”: Panel Discussion at the Commission for Social Development
February 20, 2014 21:00“We need to identify the catalysts that will drive change in all three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, social and environmental dimensions.” With these words UNRISD Director Sarah Cook began her moderation of the panel discussion on the social drivers of sustainable development, held at the 52nd session of the Commission for Social Development... ...
Social Audit Network – Annual Gathering, 4th Apr 2014
February 20, 2014 7:03
The Social Audit Network is holding its annual gathering in Newcastle on 4th April 2014. Click here for more details and a booking form. (Please note the file is a word document but it has been protected so you can only edit the Delegate Booking Form part of the document). I would be very grateful if you could circulate... ...