International
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World Bank boss calls for job-centred development in major speech at 2025 Annual Meetings
MARRAKESH, October 20, 2025 — In a sweeping address at the World Bank Group’s Annual Meetings, President Ajay Banga delivered a rallying call for development focused on job creation, private sector mobilisation,…
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Palestinian Farmers Under Siege: Settlers, Soldiers, and the Battle for the Olive Harvest
GAZA, October 19, 2025 — In the olive-grove hills and fertile valleys across the occupied West Bank, this year’s harvest season has begun under the looming shadow of violence and land grabs.…
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Mondiacult Official ICA pre-event showcases coops as a force for cultural diversity and sustainability
BRUSSELS, October 16, 2025 – The International Cooperative Alliance [ ICA ], in collaboration with CICOPA, Abacus Cooperative, and the Arizmendiarrieta Social Economy Think Tank [ASETT], recently hosted a side event during…
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Banks make US$ 26 billion in a decade of financing deforesting companies
KAMPALA, October 15, 2025 — Banks and asset managers have made US$ 26 billion in income from financing deforesting companies since the Paris Agreement, according to a new investigation by Global Witness,…
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ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Awards Set to Celebrate Outstanding Contributions in 2025
TOKYO, October 13, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance Asia-Pacific [ICA-AP] Regional Office is to hold the ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Excellence Awards 2025, a prestigious recognition designed to spotlight transformative leadership and…
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Indonesia: Coops get mining permits through new government regulation
JAKART, October 12, 2025 – The Government of Indonesia is providing cooperatives with the opportunity to manage Mineral and Coal Mining Permit Areas [WIUP] through Government Regulation [PP] No. 39 of 2025.…
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Strong cooperative presence at Expo 2025 in Osaka
OSAKA, October 11, 2025 — Italian cooperative federation Legacoop recently hosted an event at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, to showcase how cooperatives are building a better world. A stand was also…
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World Social Summit in Doha to host closing ceremony of the UN International Year of Cooperatives
KAMPALA, October 2, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] will host the closing ceremony of the UN International Year of Cooperatives [IYC2025] on November 4, at the Qatar National Convention Centre,…
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Co-operative Group reveals £80mln earnings hit from ‘malicious’ cyber attack
LONDON, September 28, 2025 — The UK’s Co-operative Group has revealed it slumped to a half-year loss after taking an earnings hit of around £80 million from a “malicious” cyber attack in…
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EU Commission proposes further EUDR delay amid environmental backlash
BRUSSELS, September 25, 2025 – The European Commission is facing sharp criticism after proposing a further delay to the enforcement of its flagship EU Deforestation Regulation [EUDR] – this time until the…
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