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Co-operation in times of crisis: The movement steps up when disaster strikes

From the Lancashire Cotton Famine of the 1860s to the typhoons striking the Philippines in 2021,…

Meet … Bahman Abdollahi, president of the Iran Chamber of Cooperatives

'We need to address the general challenges facing the world' - Covid-19, climate change and the…

UAE changes law to allow co-ops to be listed on financial markets

'Co-operatives are a successful economic model that can be built upon and developed'

Reserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalties on eight co-op banks

The sanctions were announced on 14 March

Fonterra suspends dairy shipments to Russia as sanctions kick in

The New Zealand dairy co-op has still to decide the future of its two small business…

Dure Consumers Coop, a Fairtrade pioneer in Korea, is on a mission to tackle waste

Co-ops are perceived as a driver of ethical consumerism in the Republic of Korea

From the cradle … A co-op start to life

Co-ops are active in maternity, childcare, fostering, education and youth organising, bringing their values and principles…

Russia has been kicked out of SWIFT. But did you know SWIFT is a co-op?

SWIFT is a second level co-operative set up in Belgium under Belgium’s co-operative law

Filipino co-ops affected by Typhoon Odette get cash aid from government

'The distribution of financial assistance will further our goal to strengthen the capacities of our people.…

Kenyan coffee co-ops sell direct to South Korean buyer for first time

Farmers have been able to double their earnings by cutting out the middlemen

Co-operative legislation to be reviewed in Malaysia

The review will aim to ensure the right checks and balances are in place

Timber growers in Vietnam achieving better outcomes through co-operation

Binh Minh Agroforestry Cooperative received development support through an inter-agency programme