International Advocacy Updates

 

Get the very latest on World Council's International Advocacy efforts.

 

Protecting the Credit Union and Cooperative Model in a Year of Uncertainty

With a vast amount of regulatory uncertainty resulting from an unprecedented number of newly elected officials across the globe—2025 will be a critical year for credit union advocacy worldwide. That is the overriding theme of WOCCU International Advocacy's 2025 Global Regulatory Update,

Tax Status Stories Shared by International Credit Union Representatives at GAC 2025

Representatives from the Australian and Polish credit union systems warned of the fallout from credit union taxation at a WOCCU International Advocacy breakout session at America’s Credit Unions’ 2025 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC).

WOCCU Hires Paul Andrews to Lead International Advocacy Efforts

World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) in January 2025 announced Paul Andrews as its new Vice President of International Advocacy—putting him in charge of advocating on behalf of the global credit union and financial cooperative movement at the international level.

WOCCU Advocacy Efforts Help Ukraine Align Credit Union Regulations with Global Best Practices

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved amendments to align credit union regulations with the laws of Ukraine and global best practices.​

 

The Telegraph is an online digest of the information you must know to ensure your cooperative financial institution remains in compliance with the modern (and future) regulatory environment.