IRU Working Group meets in Leuven
March 13, 2019, Leuven/Belgium Upon invitation of Cera/BE and the IRU Secretariat General, the IRU working group met to discuss the topic of “youth & cooperatives”. Having just celebrated 200…
IRU meets ICNW in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia: From 14-17 November 2017, the Internatioanl Co-operative Allaince (ICA) invited its members to the Global Conference and General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur. On this occasion, IRU Sectetary General…
Dr. Ariel Guarco elected as ICA President
Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia: The General Assembly of the ICA International Cooperative Alliance elected Dr. Ariel Guarco from Argentina as its new president for the period 2017-2021 in Kuala Lumpur on 17…
IRU Secretary General meets CEO of KUSCCO in Kenya
Nairobi: In June 2017, Andreas Kappes, Secretary General of IRU – International Raiffeisen Union and Head of the Department International Affairs at DGRV met KUSCCO’s CEO George Ototo in Kenya.…
Scientific Symposium: “RAIFFEISEN 2018: Economic Innovation – Social Orientation”
On June 30 and July 1st, 2017, the Raiffeisen Symposium at Schloss Montabaur, the Academy of German Cooperatives (ADG), explored the co-operative idea of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen. The approximately 80…
International Day of Cooperatives 2017: Three Questions to Andreas Kappes
Every first Saturday in July is celebrated as the International Day of Cooperatives. Andreas Kappes, General Secretary of the IRU – International Raiffeisen Union, answered three questions about cooperatives on…
New Energy for Africa. Cooperative – Decentralized – Renewable
Almost 60 percent of the approximately 1.1 billion Africans currently live without access to electricity. And the need for it is increasing rapidly. By the year 2040, Africa’s energy demand…
The Idea and Practice of Cooperatives are Intangible Cultural Heritage
On 11th May 2017, Minister of State Maria Böhmer handed over the UNESCO diploma in recognition of the “Idea and Practice of the Organization of common Interests in Cooperatives” as…
Kick-off event for the Raiffeisen Year 2018
On 30th March 2018, Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen’s birthday will be celebrated for the 200th time. Just one year before, representatives from industry, politics and society met at Neuwied for a…