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Obituary: Dr Eudes de Freitas Aquino

The global co-operative movement paid tribute to one of its most ardent champions, a leading light…

ICA Americas launches 2020 Statistical Observatory survey

Data is being gathered from first, second and third degree co-ops, mutuals, credit unions and other…

Woccu’s social inclusion project in Peru supports newly settled Venezuelans

The scheme offers training and business management, marketing and other entrepreneurial skills

Building a new economy: Covid and the finances of key co-op sectors

Snapshots from the agriculture, community energy and tech sectors

Global commerce platform for co-ops prepares for pilot project

US apex body NCBA CLUSA has partnered with Direct Global on the venture to help co-ops…

Lessons in self-management from Argentina’s worker co-ops

How an economic crisis spawned a new generation of workplace democracy

Argentinian worker co-ops affected by Covid-19 ask government for more help

While co-ops can access certain streams of funding, some government programmes are not available for them

Covid-19: Updates from the co-op movement, 16 April

The latest from the UK retail sector plus news from the US, Canada, Spain, Kenya and…

Covid-19: Co-op updates, 6 April

Today we focus on global updates, with news from the USA, Brazil and India

Cooperatives of the Americas join campaign against gender-based violence

In 2018 alone 3, 529 women lost their lives as a result of gender-based violence in…

Woccu helps Venezuelan refugees in Colombia access financial services

Woccu says the pilot has led to greater financial inclusion and education, as well as social…

Peru’s coffee co-ops increase value of export market share

‘The JNC has promoted the development of co-operatives as part of its commitment to  strengthen the…