EghtesadOnline: A total of 4,140 cooperatives were established in Iran during the last fiscal year (March 2017-18), which created 68,000 jobs, a deputy minister of cooperatives, labor and social welfare said.

EghtesadOnline: During the ninth month of the current Iranian year (Nov. 22-Dec. 21), 358 cooperatives with an initial investment of 77 billion rials ($1.74 million) were founded in Iran, registering a 51% increase compared with the similar period of last year.