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Economy

Co-op Party calls to strengthen Scottish Community Wealth Building bill

December 4, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Business

Central and Midcounties merger ‘overwhelmingly’ approved

December 3, 2025
Rebecca Harvey
Members will now vote on a new name, ahead of legal completion in January
Agriculture

US farm co-op Central Valley Ag reports $35.2m profit

December 2, 2025
Miles Hadfield
In its annual report, the co-op set out capital investments over the year alongside community support efforts and training for the next generation
Equality

ILO works with co-ops to tackle child labour in Lebanon

December 2, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Economy

Can community wealth-building help address Reform’s rise?

December 1, 2025
Anca Voinea
Environment

Co-operatives make their voices heard at Cop30 in Brazil

December 1, 2025
Anca Voinea
Politics & Legal

Co-ops get a mention in Reeves’ budget – with a guarded welcome from sector

November 27, 2025
Miles Hadfield

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Education

Founder of Welsh music tuition co-op wins Wales Care Award

December 4, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Agriculture

Demutualisation on the cards for Rioja’s second largest co-op

December 4, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Development

UN grants $792,000 in relief funding for Lebanese co-ops

December 4, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Retail

One of Saskatchewan’s oldest co-operatives votes on dissolution

December 3, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Agriculture

Vietnamese co-ops look to digital tools to chase EU trade

December 3, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Agriculture

Expansion of digital system in Indonesian dairy co-ops

November 25, 2025
Alice Toomer-McAlpine

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Education

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

November 13, 2025
Anca Voinea
Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University know too well. …
Agriculture

Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

November 13, 2025
Co-operative News
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

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