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Covid recovery fund goes to Newcastle co-op venue

The Globe – owned and run by the Jazz Co-op – has been awarded £80,000 from…

Welsh credit unions celebrate a year of growth

Around 80,000 Welsh people are members of a credit union

Credit unions told to adapt to the new normal

The CFCFE conference looked at the challenges of Covid-19 and digitisation

New oral history project will collect credit union stories

Volunteers will collect 40 oral histories from credit union pioneers across the North of England

US co-op movement looks to make lasting impact in changing times

Report on the Coop Impact Conference led by US sector body NCBA Clusa

Global credit union membership surpasses 291 million

The largest increases over the past decade were witnessed in Latin America (153%), Africa (143%) and…

ICA Americas launches 2020 Statistical Observatory survey

Data is being gathered from first, second and third degree co-ops, mutuals, credit unions and other…

Worker co-ops featured in European report on new tech and digitisation

The social economy can play a key role in driving digitisation, argues the report

Retail tech business VME converts to co-op status

We speak to Stephen Gill about the switch – which he hopes will offer an example…

Fonterra reports NZ$659m profit after tax

The co-operative will pay a dividend of 5 cents per share for the 2019/2020 season

Worker co-op plans rebirth for Birmingham bicycle industry

Birmingham Bike Foundry is teaming up with Vulcan Bicycle Works on the bespoke manufacturing venture

Central England Co-op lifts half year profits and sales

The society also highlighted its £9.3m response to the Covid-19 crisis