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22 February '12

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Anthony Murray

British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans for a Co-operatives Bill.

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Anthony Murray

Thousands of co-operatives around the world have benefited from the sacrifice of one worker co-operative, which “bet the business” on raising the profile of the Movement online.

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Anthony Acia

La Alianza de Organizaciones de Cooperativistas dio un paso histórico para la legislación salvadoreña, tras presentar este 9 de diciembre, su propuesta de reforma a la Ley General de Asociaciones Cooperativas con el objetivo de propiciar y visibilizar la participación de las mujeres en el cooperativismo.

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Anthony Murray

Co-operatives have launched an initiative to raise $50 million (US) to help finance co-operatives in developing countries.

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Alison Grant

KPMG, Australia, have recently released a report Building Societies and Credit Unions 2011 Survey which highlights the strength and vitality of the mutual banking sector in the country.

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DotCoop, the sponsor of the .coop domain name, has announced the winners of its Global Awards for the promotion of 'Co-operative Excellence' through the internet.

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Anthony Murray

The United States Congress has took a step toward economically empowering Americans and strengthening communities with the...

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David J. Thompson

No one in the US seems to like the big banks any more – and that seems to be true from left to right on the political...

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Anthony Murray

Co-operatives have launched an initiative to raise $50 million (US) to help finance co-operatives in developing countries....

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Anthony Murray

Three-hundred of the world's top co-operatives have generated over $1.6 trillion, according to the Global 300 report...

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Donna Balkan Sep 28 2011 - 5:54pm

For the seventh consecutive year, Canadians ranked credit unions first in overall customer service excellence among all financial institutions, surpassing...

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