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Nepalese co-operative apex wins Food and Agricultural Organisation award

The federation was praised for its work on local living standards, sustainable agri-food systems, biodiversity and…

Dubai’s Union Coop signs agreement with World Wildlife Fund

The co-op will support the work of Emirates Nature-WWF as part of its wider social responsibility…

Mobile banking services rolled out to credit co-op members in Tiribogo, Uganda

Sector apex CEO Kyepa Andrews says digitisation will help unlock the potential of credit union members

Singapore co-ops discuss the sector’s relevance at national forum

Discussion included digitisation, cybersecurity, competition from conventional business and employee retention

Korea’s Dure Consumer Co-op joins Count Us In campaign on climate change

The campaign will be officially rolled out to Dure’s 230,000 members in April

Romanian farm co-ops visit Israeli kibbutz movement for irrigation lessons

The 27 co-ops taking the tour hope to double the area of their land under irrigation…

More Singaporean co-ops adopt the Tripartite Standards

Each standard – developed by the government with unions and employers – includes a set of…

Filipino co-ops discuss digital at their first national congress

Digitisation is needed to future-proof co-ops and open up new markets, says the NCBC

Filipino electric co-ops asked to explain apparent ‘lack of transparency’

The regulator says it could refer the matter to “other pertinent agencies for further investigation”

Co-operators in Jordan look at changes to national sector legislation

Proposals include the inclusion of non-Jordanians in co-ops, strengthening the representation of co-ops and enhancing the…

Turkey and Syria earthquake: Co-ops mobilise to support those affected

It is estimated that over 13.5 million people have been affected by the disaster

SEWA sets out priorities for women’s co-ops ahead of national policy for sector

Key policy asks in the federation's Delhi declaration include simplifying the registration process for women's co-ops