Why Cooperatives Matter in Financial Inclusion: e-MFP during the International Year of Cooperatives

Why Cooperatives Matter in Financial Inclusion: e-MFP during the International Year of Cooperatives

Author: Sam Mendelson.Kicking off a new blog series to celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives, e-MFP’s Sam Mendelson introduces the history and rationale of the cooperative movement, cooperatives’ role in inclusive finance today, and what e-MFP has planned for 2025. In a world facing overlapping crises — economic inequality, climate disruption, democratic erosion — how we organise ourselves to meet shared challenges has never mattered …

Asunción, IP Agency.- The president of the Republic, Santiago Peña, participated in the beginning of activities for the International Year of Cooperatives, highlighting the social impact and importance of the sector in the development of the country. "In a world that wants to develop and where technological advances deepen, the human factor remains the determining factor in the construction of fairer societies and that is where the cooperative s…