CU News From Around the Planet
LIMA, Peru–The World Council of Credit Unions is reporting its Economic Inclusion Project and its partners in Peru worked during August to assist Venezuelans migrants ranging from aspiring entrepreneurs to trained medical doctors with restoring their livelihoods in a new country.
WASHINGTON—Remittances to several Latin American nations with close migrant ties to the United States declined sharply in the first half of 2020 – especially in April, when much of the U.S. was locked down due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from their national central banks.
BELFAST, Ireland–A new app has been launched in Ireland for credit union members in the country that offers a number of new features, including online money transfers and loan applications.
MADISON, Wis.–To help celebrate International Credit Union Day on Oct. 15, the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions and the National Credit Union Foundation said they are spearheading an initiative for credit unions to share their impact and make an impact through giving.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Mexico could receive a record $40 billion in remittances in 2020, which will help drive domestic economic recovery, Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.
MADISON, Wis.—The World Council of Credit Unions is reporting its Haiti Home Ownership and Mortgage Expansion (HOME) Project has launched a new investment raising vehicle for the Haitian affordable housing sector.
MADISON, Wis.—The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has approved an extension of World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project in Ukraine through March 2023
DUBLIN, Ireland—Cryptocurrency firms in Ireland will soon be regulated in line with the latest European legal framework for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing.
MADISON, Wis. – The World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) presented the Indiana Credit Union League with the 2020 Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor paid to individuals and institutions by the worldwide credit union movement.
DUBLIN, Ireland—Cryptocurrency firms in Ireland will soon be regulated in line with the latest European legal framework for the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing
