Camillo De Berardinis, managing director of CFI, (Cooperazione Finanza Impresa – Cooperation Finance Enterprise), looks at how the Marcora…
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Show filtersThe co-operative disadvantage: Why the movement needs a level playing field
Who would voluntarily choose to be a co-operative or a community benefit society? Or – to…
The 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,…
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…
Overcoming the barriers of co-operative identity
Shouting about co-op credentials is an effective way for a co-op to highlight how it differs…
The big bang; how demutualisation of building societies failed
The ‘Big Bang’ reform of the capital markets in the City of London in 1986 marked…
Is the John Lewis model perfect for the Co-operative Group?
Over the past year, the Co-operative Group’s issues have been well-documented. But would these problems be…
Who controls and owns the Co-operative Group?
Eight million members own at least £1 each in the Co-operative Group. But another portion of…
Why education is so important for co-operatives
Co-operatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers and employees so they can…
How much do co-operatives pay their directors?
While it is hard to make broad comparisons on how businesses choose to remunerate their directors,…
