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Social economy conference preview: Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024

Over 150 participants from Romania and the European Union are expected to attend the event

Embezzlement crisis in Nepal’s co-ops sparks protests in the streets

Protests have been called off after ministers agreed to take action to improve regulation of the…

Woccu expands online marketplace to credit unions in Latin America and Caribbean

Credit unions have until 22 March to apply for the scheme

ICA Gender Equality Committee releases International Women’s Day statement

Co-operatives offer “unique opportunities for women to gain ownership, raise their voices, and participate actively in…

Book review: Nathan Schneider looks for ways to democratise online spaces

'The ways people can and cannot collectively self-govern in daily online life ... have been constrained…

Stories.coop relaunched ahead of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025

Stories.coop was first run in 2012 as part of a global, digital campaign to disseminate information…

René Carayol joins World Credit Union Conference speakers lineup

The event is expected to attract over 2,000 credit union leaders and professionals

Fintech start-up Coop Exchange hits £10m valuation in pre-seed funding round

Canadian insurer Co-operators led the investment, putting in over CA$2m to acquire a 12.4% stake

Fairtrade Coffee Standard update aims to tackle deforestation

The updated standard includes a provision that sets the deforestation cut-off date at 1 January 2014

Interview: Jeroen Douglas, new director general, International Cooperative Alliance

'We are in a world that is volatile, complex and ambiguous ... I think co-ops can…

Preparations under way for 2025 International Year of Cooperatives

The year-long celebration could be launched during the ICA Global Conference in New Delhi in November

European housing co-ops honoured at World Habitat Awards

Prizes went to a Swiss student housing co-op and a German affordable co-op estate