When the copper party ends… can mining regions make the gains last?
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Copper booms do not last for ever. Prices rise, investment pours in and mining regions expand. Then the cycle turns. The obvious question for places that depend on mining is: what remains when it does?
How cities borrow ideas and make them work locally
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Cities often look to one another for solutions to challenges ranging from housing shortages and climate risks to infrastructure pressures and social inequalities. How can cities bridge the gap between inspiration and implementation?
The social and solidarity economy in Catalonia: Secrets to success
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Catalonia’s social and solidarity economy wasn’t built by legislation alone: fourteen Cooperative Hubs and community networks came first, creating over 1,100 cooperatives since 2016. As legal recognition arrives, can policy alone sustain what communities already built?
Goals, grills and growth: What the World Cup meant for local business
Reading Time: 12 minutes
Major sporting events can bring huge crowds and investment to host cities, but how much of that opportunity reaches local businesses?
Beyond buffaloes: Building a social enterprise in Laos
Reading Time: 4 minutes
In rural Laos, Laos Buffalo Dairy rents pregnant buffaloes from farmers, supporting rural families while producing milk commercially, sustaining livelihoods without disrupting traditional local farming practices. But can shared value be a lasting business model?
Putting people at the heart of Ukraine’s recovery
Reading Time: 5 minutes
In Ivano-Frankivsk, Promprylad Foundation retrains displaced people, veterans and women for in-demand local jobs, supporting 30,000+ people and 600+ new jobs since 2022. Can community-led models like this reshape how we think about post-war economic recovery?
Can MENA’s digital finance boom close the gender gap?
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Ask whether digital finance is helping women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) overcome old barriers and the honest answer is: both, at the same time. But is access enough to drive real growth?
COGITO Talks… The attraction factor: People, visitors and investment
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What makes a region attractive? Sometimes, it’s the ability to reinvent itself, and Newcastle, Australia, is a powerful example: competitive regions are not just places that grow, they are places that adapt.
Beyond registration: Why does formalisation matter for Somalia’s small businesses?
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For small businesses, formalisation should not feel like another administrative burden. Done well, it can become a route to trust, finance and growth. In Somalia, informal shops and traders keep economies alive daily; so, are we formalising for paperwork, or to really help entrepreneurs succeed?
Making gender equality investable: How capital markets can unlock women’s entrepreneurship
Reading Time: 4 minutes
Discussions on women’s entrepreneurship frequently revolve around one issue: access to finance. But the world doesn’t lack capital. If investors move on measured risks, how can gender equality be turned into an investment opportunity?
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