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World Council of Credit Unions' magazine.

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Recognizing the globalization of markets and trends, World Council of Credit unions focused its mission in 2012 to build a global community of credit union and financial cooperatives through championing, connecting and equipping the credit union cause.

Credit union organizations from 100 countries provided data for World Council's 2011 Statistical Report. The report shows an estimated 196 million people worldwide are served by 51,013 financial cooperatives.

World Council's development programs are highlighted regularly in the Technical Guide series, designed to inform readers about the unique situations and challenges each World Council program presents, as well as chronicling each program's achievements.

Model Law for Credit Unions provides a sample legislative framework to aid in preparing and seeking approval of laws.

Guide to International Credit Union Legislation contains credit union legislative and regulatory summaries for over 100 countries and political provinces.

Model Regulations for Credit Unions provides a starting point for implementing quality regulatory standards for credit unions. It is based on World Council's extensive international development experience and documented best practices. The regulation matrix contains real world examples of regulations from 18 developing and developed credit union sectors.

Research monographs present the findings of credit union research and studies carried out through World Council's credit union development activities.

Get a snapshot of the difference World Council programs are making in various countries throughout the world.

The International Credit Union Principles are the foundation for how credit unions differ from other financial institutions. The principles provide frameworks for credit union operations, governance and safety and soundness.