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What did the International Year of Cooperatives achieve at global level?

'IYC 2025 stands as a reminder that co-operation is not only a principle, but a practical…

Northern Ireland’s credit unions report record annual performance

The collective loan book of credit unions affiliated with the ILCU hit an all-time high of…

New Mississippi land retention specialist for Federation of Southern Co-ops

Nya-Simone Caldwell has a 'strong foundation in property law, conflict resolution, and practical legal analysis'

Can co-ops help end capital extraction in the UK care system?

A report from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies calls on councils to redirect their care…

2025 in review: Bhima Subrahmanyam

President, International Cooperative Banking Association (ICBA) and managing director/CEO of the National Federation of State Cooperative…

Co-operators mourn ICA Africa president Ayeola Tajudeen Oriyomi

High Chief Ayeola 'dedicated his life to service, unity, and the advancement of co-operatives across the…

2025: In memoriam

Tributes to some of the co-operators, and high profile supporters of the movement, who we lost…

2025 in review: Co-op stories from the year

A selection of some of the news we've carried over the past 12 months

New year’s honours list includes co-operators Peter Hunt and Ed Mayo

Mutuo CEO Peter Hunt and former Co-operatives UK secretary general Ed Mayo receive MBEs, while the…

2025 in review: Rose Karimi Kiwanuka

Director, International Cooperative Alliance - Africa

2025 in review: Monica Fantini

President, European confederation of industrial and service co-operatives (Cecop)

2025 in review: Debbie Robinson

CEO, Central Co-op