Cooperative banks key to sector growth, says Shah

NEW DELHI: India has drawn up an ambitious agenda for the ongoing Global Cooperative Conference being attended by leaders from several nations and UN representatives in the Capital, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for international cooperation and shared financial platforms to boost a sector the country is pushing to the forefront of its economy.

- Zia Haq

In the five-day conference, which Modi inaugurated on Monday, India will focus on the need for collaboration between cooperatives for markets, global financing mechanisms, enabling startups and integration of cooperatives into the circular economy, according to the agenda. In a circular economy, products and materials are reused and recycled for sustainability.