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Belgium

Two Belgian Cooperatives are in merger talks

Vietnam

Prime Minister highlights opportunities for cooperatives [February 2022]

Nepal

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  Cooperatives and Insurance businesses are part of anti-money laundering law

Indonesia

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  KemenkopUKM discusses renewal of the Cooperative Law 25 of 1992

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  Indonesia's Omnibus Law: Constitutional Court Decision Deemed Job Creation Law/ Omnibus Law Unconstitutional

Nigeria

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  Bill to provide for the registration of cooperative societies in Lagos state

Spain

• Basque region cooperative Act 2019 - pending upload [Gender equality, inclusion of ICA principles, non member directors?)

USA

• Washington passes the United Limited Cooperative Associations Act

GERMANY

• 2021: German Limited Liability Companies Amendment Act 2020 : proposed amendments look at Locked in capital like in cooperatives. The option combines this report developed on the assurance of the principle of locking the capital with compulsory membership in an auditing association in line with a cooperative society law model; the auditing association would then audit the report.

UGANDA

• The Cooperative Societies Act, Chapter 112 Commenced 1991, up to date as at 20 March 2020