A retail co-operative from Ho Chi Minh City has been included in a list of the…
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Show filtersThe lesson behind the Austrian co-op banking disaster
Many European countries have co-operative banks. Germany’s Volksbanken and Raiffeisenbanken are perhaps the best-known, but France,…
Co-operative housing project aims to help recovery in the Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan has left the Philippines devastated, with 30,000 houses destroyed and over 50,000 severely damaged.…
What lessons can the UK learn from Germany’s co-operative banking sector?
Co-operative banks make up about two thirds of all German retail banks, and have a broad…
China’s farm co-ops sow for growth
Co-operatives in China are on the rise, especially in the agricultural sector. As Chinese new year…
How co-operatives are performing in the world of digital
An international review of how the co-op sector performs in the digital world, published by Co-operative…
Do co-operatives have a competitive advantage?
Co-operatives were created for members by members, but how much do co-op leaders focus on serving…
Nine ways to work with co-operatives in other countries
Here in New Zealand, some of our co-operatives serve their member owners well through trading internationally,…
Best Western hotel cooperative: an international powerhouse
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, the Best Western cooperative was founded in 1946 when M.K. Guertin,…
Cooperatives have twice the lifespan of traditional businesses
Because cooperatives use their assets to capitalize their organization, their lifespan is twice that of traditional…
Global 300 co-operatives generate $1.6 trillion revenue
Three-hundred of the world's top co-operatives have generated over $1.6 trillion, according to the Global 300…