Recognising the importance of the co-operatives banks the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon declared at the occasion of the International co-operative DAY: " The global financial and economical crisis has also demonstrated the resilience of alternative financial institutions such as credit unions and co-operative banks." For the full declaration of Ban Ki-moon, please download the PDF.
United Nations Secretary-General's video message on the International Day of Cooperatives from EACB on Vimeo.