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Banking and Insurance

Co-operators reports soaring demand for community support

May 29, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Politics & Legal

New York’s Park Slope Food Coop votes to boycott Israeli goods

May 28, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Debate over the move has sparked tensions at the co-op, which may now face a legal challenge over the boycott
Banking and Insurance

New Zealand’s Co-op Bank to pay $1.4m penalty over monitoring failures

May 28, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The Reserve Bank filed action over three breaches of core requirements under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act
Multi-stakeholder co-op

New Internationalist warns of cash crisis as it launches fundraiser

May 28, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

Irish agri co-op Tirlán posts €63.7m operating profit for 2025

May 27, 2026
Nicholas Milton
Development

African policy makers urged to support co-op model to tackle housing crisis

May 27, 2026
Nicholas Milton
Credit Unions

Credit unions sound alarm over possible Trump curb on migrant banking

May 26, 2026
Miles Hadfield

What is Co-op News and what do we do?

Co-op News is a magazine and news website about and for the global co-op movement

We connect, challenge and champion co-ops and co-operators around the world, through fair and objective journalism, and open and honest comment and debate. We are published by the Co-operative Press co-operative and are fully accountable to our members. To join and become a member-owner of Co-op News, find out more here.

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Credit Unions

Green finance guide launched for UK credit unions

May 29, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Development

Consultation launched on co-op-linked development plan for Middleton

May 28, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Retail

East of England Co-op members approve divi share of £1m

May 28, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Federations and co-op apexes

Entries open for the Social Business Wales Awards

May 27, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

Nationwide partners with Resonance to unlock empty homes

May 22, 2026
Nicholas Milton
Retail

Co-op Group boosts its sourcing of homegrown potato varieties

May 22, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-op learning around the world

Education

What next for co-op education? Lessons from Icbec

May 13, 2026
Co-operative News
Education

Lessons in education from the Cooperative University of Kenya

May 12, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
Education

Argentina’s co-operativas escolares: A case study in co-op education

May 12, 2026
Rebecca Harvey

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Federations and co-op apexes

Meet … Michael Toye, executive director, Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada

May 7, 2026
Miles Hadfield
‘Whether it’s housing, food security, affordability or economic sovereignty, co-ops provide a better alternative’
Community business

How do you give away power? The tricky question for Pride in Place

May 7, 2026
Miles Hadfield
The £5bn government programme aims to revive ‘left-behind’ areas through grass-roots initiatives – but are communities genuinely in charge?

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