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ILO project with Japanese government supports Palestinian co-ops

The project helped 269 farmers, including 117 women, to develop sustainable agricultural and business practices

Revisiting the co-operative economy in a contemporary Indonesia

Mutianwar Syarahil Mutianwar Efendi, LL.B. writes for Co-op News about the role the co-op sector can…

Nepalese government prioritises co-op fraud issue amid protests

Almost 60,000 depositors have made claims totalling Rs36.289bn, of which Rs772.44m has now been returned

First speakers announced for the ICA Global Conference

Speakers will include scholar, author and activist Vandana Shiva and UN secretary-general António Guterres

Lessons in leadership and growth from Singapore co-ops

Sng Ler Jun reports from a recent forum led by the Singapore National Co-operative Federation

Registration opens for ICA Global Conference and General Assembly

Delegates will explore how co-operatives in create a collective, peaceful and prosperous future for all

Good leadership is key to co-ops’ growth

Sng Ler Jun reports from the Singapore Co-operative Forum 2024

NCBA Clusa launches $15m food security project with Timor Leste

The project will work with 27 farmers’ groups in the municipalities of Aileu, Ainaro, Dili and…

Union Coop Dubai to support housing provider with social care programmes

The retail co-op says it will support housing solutions for Emirati families facing financial challenges

Singaporean parliament amends Co-operative Societies Act 

The country's co-ops welcomed the change, which allow them to use their reserves to pay dividends

Embezzlement crisis in Nepal’s co-ops sparks protests in the streets

Protests have been called off after ministers agreed to take action to improve regulation of the…

Women’s co-op in Jordan grows business by forming new partnerships

Being part of a co-op makes women members feel empowered