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Credit Unions

World’s credit unions discuss their options in fast-changing times

August 27, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Development

Australia’s co-ops apex announces $70k worth of Bunya Fund awards

August 27, 2026
Miles Hadfield
BCCM says seven ‘diverse and impactful’ co-ops will receive support, backed by Australian Unity, CBH and APS Benefits Group
Banking and Insurance

Licence application submitted for the UK’s first regional co-op bank

August 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
North West Mutual, which aims to launch the UK’s first regional co-operative bank, has submitted its formal banking licence application with the Bank of England. The bank plans to serve…
Politics & Legal

Nigerian government signs MoU to strengthen co-operative identity

August 21, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Credit union apexes deliver $2.5m in sacco finance to Kenyan SMEs

August 21, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Community business

Share offer for UK’s biggest community development passes first target

August 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Consumer co-op

Co-op Group changes trans-inclusive bathroom policy

August 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield

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Development

Brazilian landless workers’ movement eyes collaboration with Kerala co-op

August 26, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Equality

Co-op Group to sponsor Special Olympics GB National Summer Games

August 24, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Housing co-op

Residents’ co-op buys land under Maine mobile home park

August 20, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Banking and Insurance

Co-op bank mergers and acquisitions continue US consolidation trend

August 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield
Credit Unions

Vancity expands home financing for wildfire resilience

August 19, 2026
Ciarán Daly
Community business

OurCoop members walk the Chilterns for Plunkett UK

August 19, 2026
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-op learning around the world

Business

A century of ULCCS: A worker co-op success story from Kerala

July 3, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
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

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Development

Butterflies: Co-op lessons from the street children of New Delhi

July 30, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
‘Too often we speak about young people as the leaders of tomorrow … I believe they are leaders today; they simply need opportunities, trust and space to contribute’
Federations and co-op apexes

Celebrating #CoopsDay2026: How the world’s co-ops are building peace together

July 3, 2026
Rebecca Harvey
‘Let us continue building together the future we want and deserve, for ourselves and for the generations that come after us’

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