Asia
Asia
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EnvironmentWorld Environment Day: How co-ops are connecting us with the planet
We take a look at ten of the co-ops that connect people to nature, from tourism to agriculture and conservation
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AgricultureIndian dairy co-op Amul sponsors New Zealand cricket in ICC Champions Trophy
Team bosses hope the deal, follows a string of international sporting associations for Amul, will be the start of a long relationship
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DevelopmentVietnam government pledges co-op revolution to boost national development
Prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc wants to increase the number of co-ops the country by 15,000 by the year 2020
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CommunityAsia-Pacific co-operative ministers commit to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Co-operative Ministers met in Vietnam in April to pledged their support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Development10th Asia Pacific Co-operative Ministers’ Conference begins in Vietnam
Co-ops and government ministers are meeting in Hanoi this week to grow stronger partnerships for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals
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Economy2017’s International Day of Co-operatives will celebrate inclusion
The world’s co-operators will celebrate the global movement on 1 July – and this year the theme is inclusion. The theme for the United Nations International Day of Co-operatives was chosen by the Committee for...
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Banking and InsuranceCo-operative law under review in Singapore
New laws are being considered to improve the governance of co-ops in Singapore, with a review of country’s the Co-operative Societies Act. The move was announced by Grace Fu, minister for culture, community and youth, at the...
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EconomyCongress looking to remove VAT tax exemptions for co-ops in the Philippines
The Philippines’ Department of Finance (DoF) is proposing a comprehensive tax reform that threatens to leave co-operatives worse off. Sales by co-operatives to their members, sales of co-op produce, and gross receipts from lending by credit unions...
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AgricultureSri Lanka plans new laws and national policy for co-ops
The government of Sri Lanka is amending its co-operative legislation and looking to implement the country’s first national co-operative policy framework. Sri Lanka is home to over 14,500 co-operatives which are active in multiple sectors, including...
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Palestine prime minister launches co-operative sector strategy
Co-operatives in Palestine will be entering a new development phase with the launch of a co-operative sector strategy by prime minister Rami Hamdallah. The co-operative sector plays a key role in the economy of the Occupied...