Cooperative Sector Leaders Launch World Cooperative Economic Forum (WCEF)

• 13 Oct 2023

Recently, in an effort to bolster the global cooperative movement, leaders and experts from the cooperative sector have come together to establish the World Cooperative Economic Forum (WCEF).

Key Points

• New Cooperative Forum Established: The forum is headquartered in New Delhi and aims to represent the interests of over three million cooperatives across the world.
• Mission of the WCEF: The WCEF's primary objectives include promoting cooperative thinking and the cooperative movement on a global scale.
• Additionally, the forum will address and advocate for issues and concerns within the cooperative sector to governments and other stakeholders worldwide.
• Global Transmission of Indian Cooperative Know-How: The founders of WCEF expressed their intention to share insights and lessons from the Indian cooperative experience to influence global discussions and policies.
• The forum will provide non-partisan, well-researched analyses and inputs to sensitize decision-makers in governments, academia, civil society, and cooperative sector stakeholders across the world.