Kate Askew's stories

20 December 2012
Six years ago, the Iranian Vegetable Oil Industry Association decided it was time to go into business – co-operative business...
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19 December 2012
Iran has a plan. It wants to expand its co-operative sector to account for 25 per cent of GDP. This is no small task. It woul...
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18 December 2012
Um Ahmed’s fingers work quickly, twisting and plaiting the palm leaf into sturdy shapes. Her hands, painted intricately with...
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17 December 2012
The July War of 2006 was swift and decimated towns and villages. An estimated 1,200 people, mostly Lebanese, were killed in t...
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13 December 2012
“Our main objective is to increase the prosperity and welfare of our people by means of economic development and improvement....
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01 December 2012
One in three Singaporean residents is a member of a co-operative, explains Dolly Goh. But when the lively chief executive of...
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Stories by Kate Askew