The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Feb. 27 that the Seoul-based organization would help the country deal with the low birthrate.The KFCC noted that its corporate social responsibility outfit would continue to channel funds to support parents who give birth to
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Jan. 2 that it had held a workshop last month aimed at helping Fiji expand co-op financial models across the Pacific country.The capacity-building workshop took place at a KFCC training center in Cheonan, some 80 kilometers s
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) said on Dec. 27 that its organization in Uganda had received a permanent certificate from the Ugandan government.The Ugandan organization, dubbed the UFCC, reached the milestone by achieving permanent registration with Uganda’s Ministry o
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) said on Dec. 21 that Kim In would head the financial outfit for the next two years.The KFCC adopted a direct election to pick its 21st leader, and a total of nine candidates cast their hats into the ring, including Interim Chairman Kim.Ou
The Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) tries to share its best practices in co-op finance with countries across the African continent where financial services are not readily available, yet.Toward that end, the Seoul-based outfit announced on Dec. 7 that it had successfully ho
Two organizations hold workshop for financial inclusiveness in ThailandThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) said Monday that it had teamed up with a United Nations affiliate to organize a recent workshop in Bangkok.The affiliate is the UN Economic and Social Commission for A
More than 100 start-ups benefit over the past five yearsThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Aug. 30 that the outfit had picked 30 start-ups to provide comprehensive support.Throughout next June, the KFCC plans to channel a total of 1 billion won ($760,000) to p
10-day training sessions took place in Korea last monthThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Aug. 1 that it had conducted a 10-day multinational invitational training here last month.Geared toward sharing the inclusive financial model of the KFCC, the training se
Korean outfit takes part in EACB meetingThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on June 16 that it had taken part in the meeting of the European Association of Cooperative Banks (EACB) in the Netherlands last week.The KFCC said that participants of the gathering discu
Korean organization strives to support Southeast Asian countryThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on May 31 that the outfit had inked an agreement with Laos to share its grass-roots financial business model.Toward that end, Laotian Deputy Minister of Agriculture a
Korean outfit set to share grassroots financial model overseasThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on May 4 that the entity had started tapping into Cambodia to share the grassroots financial model.Toward that end, the KFCC held a workshop to introduce its inclusiv
Korean outfit joining hands with Ugandan telecom giantThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) noted on April 11 that it had joined hands with Uganda’s top wireless operator MTN to start mobile banking services in the African country.To recognize that, the Seoul-based financial
Korean co-op financial outfit guns for digital transformationThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Feb. 22 that it would embrace ESG as its major management principle.The KFCC made the decision in the outfit’s general meeting earlier this month, designed to share
Korean firms continue to offer relief support to Turkey, SyriaSouth Korean enterprises like Samsung and SK continue to offer relief support to help Turkish and Syrian people recover from the earthquake, which hit the latter country earlier this month.Financial corporations also follow suit, includin
Korean financial co-op entity shares grassroots financial modelsThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Feb. 10 that it had provided financial training to citizens in Laos.Co-headed with the Korea Institute for Development Strategy, the educational sessions took pl
Korean outfit’s IT services win global recognitionThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Dec. 22 that it had gained a certificate in info-tech services from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).The certificate is the ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018, which
Korean outfit shares know-how on co-op finance modelThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Nov. 30 that the outfit had offered financial education in Uganda for two weeks this month.The KFCC joined hands with South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety to pr
Korean outfit’s CSR campaigns target youthThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) said on Nov. 25 that its corporate social responsibility programs had chalked up tangible results.South Korea’s foremost apex organization for the country’s cooperative banking sector has focused
Pacific country vies to benchmark Korea’s co-op financial modelThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Nov. 9 that it had finished training Fiji government officials about its co-op financial models.A total of nine Fiji bureaucrats from three ministries took a flig
Korean entity strives to export co-op financial modelThe Korean Federation of Community Credit Cooperatives (KFCC) announced on Nov. 11 that the entity had visited Fiji bureaucrats to offer training on co-op financial models.A total of nine officials from three Fiji ministries took part in the nine-