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  1. Oikocredit Member Spotlight: The United Church of Canada and Oikocredit

    October 8, 2021 - by Hans Van Nie - 0 comments

    The United Church of Canada (UCC) is one of more than 500 church-related members of Oikocredit International.  Each of those members holds a financial investment in Oikocredit ranging from a few hundred dollars to millions of dollars.  The UCC’s investment is about one million dollars (Canadian).  Globally, Oikocredit holds more than one billion euros of investments which includes investments from  church related member organizations as well as thousands of individuals mostly residing in western Europe.

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  2. Webinar: The role impact investors have in COVID-19 recovery. 

    October 8, 2021 - by Oikocredit Canada - 0 comments

    Oikocredit Canada and Oikocredit US jointly organized a webinar on the launch of Oikocredit International's 2021 Impact Report on September 24, 2021. The webinar aimed to discuss the role impact investors in the COVID-19 recovery. 

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  3. Co-op Week 2021 - Embracing the Future with Cooperation

    October 3, 2021 - by Oikocredit Canada - 0 comments

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    When: Friday, Oct 22, 2021
    Time: 10-11 am ET

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  4. Oikocredit Canada Survey: Investors want to learn more about intentionally investing for social returns alongside financial returns

    September 20, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

    Oikocredit Canada, with the support of Kindred Credit Union, initiated a survey to understand what Oikocredit stakeholders are looking for in an impact investing product.

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  5. Gladys’ story: financing for families and flavour

    September 17, 2021 - by Oikocredit Canada - 0 comments

    Oikocredit invests in organisations that support women like Gladys Arcos, an entrepreneur leading a family business in Ecuador. Here we see how access to finance matched with her entrepreneurial drive, helped provide for her family in difficult times and created opportunities for a better future. 

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