International
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Developing countries’ debt outflows hit 50-year high during 2022-2024
KAMPALA, December 3, 2025 — Developing countries paid out US$ 741 billion more in principal and interest on their external debt than they received in new financing between 2022 and 2024—the largest…
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Colombo event highlights urgent need for cooperative capital reforms
COLOMBO, November 29, 2025 — The 17th ICA–AP Regional Assembly in Colombo, Sri Lanka, hosted a powerful and insightful discussion during a session titled “Tackling the Cooperative Capital Conundrum with Resilient Financing.”…
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Climate finance: from transition to transformation
By Rumi Mahmood LONDON, November 27, 2025 — Physical climate risk has become one of the most consequential forces shaping global markets. What once appeared as an external environmental issue now registers…
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Cooperative movement marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with strong call to action
KAMPALA, November 26, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] issued a forceful proclamation today marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, urging cooperative organisations worldwide to take…
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UNAIDS releases its 2025 World AIDS Day report: Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response
KAMPALA, November 26, 2025 — The global response to HIV has suffered its most significant setback in decades, warns the latest UNAIDS report released on Tuesday ahead of World AIDS Day 2025.…
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Torres Vedras hosts Global Innovation Coop Summit
LISBON, November 25, 2025 — Around 350 cooperators from 24 countries attended the Global Innovation Coop Summit in Torres Vedras, Portugal, to explore how cooperatives are innovating and responding to global challenges.…
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Brazil’s innovative ‘Pix’ payment system irritates Trump and Zuckerberg
RIO de JANEIRO, November 24, 2025 — Brazil’s innovative payment system Pix launched in 2020 and used by 93 percent of Brazilian adults has been angering United States President Donald Trump and…
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Over 185 Multi-State Co-op Elections Conducted in India; New Guidelines Issued
NEW DELHI, November 24, 2025 — The Central-level Co-operative Election Authority [CEA] has successfully conducted more than 185 elections for Boards of Directors and Office Bearers of Multi-State Cooperative Societies [MSCS] across…
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Coop leaders launch manifesto for inclusive global economy in Doha
DOHA, November 22, 2025 — A new era of global economic collaboration was signalled in Doha as leading cooperative and mutual executives launched a “Contract for a New Global Economy” at the…
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Revised Statement on the Cooperative Identity available for comments until end of November
BRUSSELS, November 19, 2025 — Adopted in Manchester in 1995, the Statement on the Cooperative Identity set out for the first time the cooperative and ethical values that lie behind the principles drawn…
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