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19 June '13

Development

Katie Hull (centre) with members of Music Co-OPERAtive Scotland, one of last year's winners of the Collaboration Prize

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United KingdomPrize fund encourages Scottish businesses to form co-operative consortiums

Scottish businesses that form a co-operative consortium have a chance to win a share of £40,000 in development funds.

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Preside Obama with utility leaders, including Jo Ann Emerson (fourth from left)

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United StatesPresident Obama hosts meeting with electrical co-op leaders

President Obama recently hosted a meeting of electrical co-op leaders in Washington DC to discuss disaster management strategies.

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Global NewsCo-operatives create 8,000 new jobs while unemployment hits record in Spain

At a time when more then six million people are unemployed across Spain, co-operatives have managed to not only maintain, but also increase the number of jobs by 7.2 ...

Global NewsUN buys from Ethiopia's farmer co-operatives to feed local, starving people

Farmer co-operatives around Ethiopia are set to deliver one of the largest amounts of maize to a food development programme that will redistribute the food to ...

The Love Lincolnshire range ensures more money stays in the community and benefits local suppliers such as Jenny Smith who produces Jenny’s Jams.

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United KingdomCo-ops generate £40 out of £100 for local economy, report reveals

A new study by Co-operatives UK shows co-operatives generate an additional £40 for local suppliers, customers and employees for every £100 of sales.

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Ex-Cell works with offenders and teaches them the benefits of co-operation.

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United KingdomCo-op teaches offenders to 'co-operate out of crime'

A unique co-operative organisation in Manchester, UK is teaching offenders how to ‘co-operate out of crime’. Co-op News went to find out more. 

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Ed Gebert, winner of the 2012 Canadian Co-operative Achievement Award.

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CanadaCanadian Co-operative Awards open for nominations

The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) are asking co-operators to put forward their nominations for the annual Co-operative Awards before 31 March.

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Sergio Nuñez, founder of Andean Naturals, helping out with the harvest

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BoliviaCo-ops help quinoa farmers gain access to the global market

Following on from the International Year of Co-operatives, the United Nations has named 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa — and co-operatives are still playing a big ...

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SingaporeSingaporean co-operators honoured in co-op awards

Over 30 co-operators were honoured in the Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF) Honours Awards 2013 on 19 January.

SudanSouth Sudan turns to co-operatives to help grow economy

South Sudan is troubled. Despite it gaining independence from Sudan last July, the two nations are still at odds, especially over control of the oil produced along their ...