1International Co-operative Alliance

From Plunkett to the Credit Crunch…Co-operative development for immigrants

Iain Macdonald, DG, ICA

31 July 2010

Trinity College, Dublin (Ireland)

International Co-operative Alliance

International Co-operative Alliance

… uniting, representing, serving …

242 member organisations in

91 countries representing 800 million people

 

International Co-operative Alliance

Ireland

ICA member – NABCO

1st consumer co-op in Dublin 1859 Horace Plunkett creamery 1889

Agricultural sales €12b employees 40,000

Credit Unions 72% of population €13b savings

N.Ireland ICA member – Co-ops UK

Consumer 483,000 members Turnover €827

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Poland

ICA members: Savings & Credit 7% share Workers 1000 coops Consumer PLN 7.2b Housing 4m members

Also, agriculture, forestry, student Subordination to central planning, 1945-1982

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Portugal

ICA members: Agriculture/Forestry Pharmacy Milk

Overall sales €3 billion

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Lithuania

ICA member: LITCOOPUNION Consumer 190,000 members Sales Lt 459m 67 Credit Unions 94,000 members

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China

ICA Members: ACFMSC ACFHIC ICCIC

No.of members 144m Market share 55% All sectors, especially agriculture

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India

ICA Members: Fertilisers 35% share in national economy Agriculture 40% Banking/Credit Consumer Housing Fishing Worker

No. of members 240 million

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Remittances

IFAD $300 billion empowerment of poor banking/micro finance

WOCCU International Remittance Programme Africa Latin America

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ICA Expo, December 2010, Bangalore

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UN International Year of Co-operatives

2012

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World of Co-operators