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Covid-19: Agri food co-ops ask European Commission to preserve single market

Disruption by quarantine measures to the free movement of food around Europe could hit supplies, warn…

Covid-19: Financial co-ops look to support members through crisis

Trade associations have released a series of coronavirus guidelines for credit unions and financial co-operatives

Co-op retailers hiring staff to see them through Covid-19 crisis

'We’re working really hard to keep all our outlets open – but we do want more…

Covid-19: Updates from the co-op movement

Latest news on coronavirus from the co-op, credit union, community business and employee-ownership sectors in the…

Co-operative apex bodies respond to new EU industrial strategy package

Cecop and Cooperatives Europe welcomed the strategy but suggested further actions to support co-ops and SMEs

Abcul announces Vision 2025 strategy for credit unions in Britain

The vision looks at four key themes: sustainability, relevance, collaboration and purpose

Fonterra reports profit in 2020 interim results

The co-op will not pay an interim dividend, due to “the current uncertainty of the impact…

Woccu launches platform to help more credit unions grow by going digital

The online resource will be used by credit union professionals to share stories about digitisation initiatives

£1m milestone for community energy fundraising in Brighton

BHESCo, which issued its first share offer in 2015, hopes its success will encourage similar initiatives…

Covid-19: Co-operation and mutual aid to the rescue

Hyper-local mutual aid groups have sprung up, bringing people together on streets, in towns and through…

New Credit Unions Act ‘can support sustainable growth in sector’

Treasury minister John Glen told delegates at the Abcul conference to take full advantage of the…

Co-operative banks in India to face regulatory changes

The bill aims to bring the co-operative banks on par with the developments in the banking…