FREETOWN, Sierra Leone–The Canadian Cooperative Association, which has been working in this country since 2009, held an eight-day training session for Cooperative Credit Union here.
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DONEGAL, Ireland–Donegal Town could have a new €1 million civic center in the near future, thanks to the local credit union.
CANBERRA, Australia–This country’s competition regulator said it is closely monitoring any plans that involve the nation's big banks buying up smaller financial technology rivals or striking blockchain cooperation deals.
LONDON–Credit union lending in the U.K. has grown significantly, according to the Bank of England.
KIEV, Ukraine– The credit union sector in Ukraine is getting a boost this year as the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) starts to implement a new four year Credit for Agriculture Producers Project (CAP).
BEIJING, China—While e-commerce is going strong in the world's largest two economies—the United States and China—a new study shows that Chinese consumers are more likely to shop on their smartphones and tablets than their counterparts in America.
BRUSSELS, Belgium–The European Parliament Credit Union Interest Group met here to discuss how regulatory burdens affect the economics of credit union operations.
DUBLIN, Ireland–Regulators and other government officials investigating the failure of Rush Credit Union here have raised numerous questions, including what happened to 15 cars the credit union supposedly awarded to contest winners.
LONDON–The Edward Filene Credit Union Awards for Performance Excellence Great Britain & Ireland and the Joe Biden Award for the Development Educators of the Year from around the world were presented during a ceremony here.
GLASGOW, Scotland–Two credit unions here have launched the “Wee Glasgow Loan” as an alternative to payday lenders.