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Indonesia’s plan for 80,000 new co-ops is a daunting task

The plan aims to tackle poverty by easing market access and simplifying supply chains - but…

The fight to get co-operation on the curriculum

With education vital for a more co-operative future, Co-op College CEO Jacqui Thomasen talks about the…

Meet … Alfi Syahrin, executive director, Micra Indonesia

'Co-ops are well-positioned to play a central role in building a more inclusive, stable, and resilient…

Lagos state government turns to co-ops to drive inclusive economy

'Co-operatives remain a powerful vehicle for economic inclusion and social transformation'

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

The practice is being kept alive in a refugee camp by a women's co-op which has…

New roadmap for Chile’s rural co-ops

Chile’s public sector is partnering with the International Labour Organization to strengthen co-operativism in rural areas…

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

As ministers look to double the co-op economy, a Co-op Party report draws lessons from Italy,…

Doubling the co-op sector: Where will the growth come from?

Peter Hunt, managing partner at co-op consultancy Mutuo, looks at the implications of Labour's vow to…

$5bn trust fund launched to ‘unlock potential’ of Nigeria’s co-ops

Agri-tech business Mais has launched the fund in partnership with a number of co-operative organisations

German co-op banks warn profits will fall as world tensions continue

The €10.8bn profit is still the second-highest figure in the more than 20 years since the…

CM50 leaders discuss commitment plan ahead of UN summit

The group of co-op and mutual leaders wants to become the Davos of the global co-operative…

Steve Coogan on why he is backing the Middleton Co-operating project

The actor and comedian grew up in the Greater Manchester town and says it's time for…