Iran central chamber of cooperatives (ICC)

 well-off benevolent people  Iranian farmers Traditional Coops in Iran

 Started since nineteen century  The launch of formal cooperatives in Iran dates back to inclusion of some articles in the Trade Law of  birth of the first cooperatives in Iran up to 1941 Iranian Formal Cooperatives in Pre- Revolution Era

 The total number prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution was less than 4,000  Today Iran has 175,000 cooperatives employing 25 million members  The Ministry of Cooperatives was established in 1992  Cooperative Development Bank Post-Revolution Cooperatives

FieldNo of co-opsNo of membersPeople employed Credit2,028464,12728,245 Producers’ Supply3,792384,53547,118 Service Guild Supply 1,015115,32849,025 Consumers’ Supply11,0427,890,209140,525 New Generation Co- ops 35630,918,1352,339 Multipurpose3,945732,317132,054 Cooperative Involvement in Different Sectors of the Iranian Economy

Multipurpose3,945732,317132,054 Transportation3,919201,30082,881 Services40,392705,993435,868 Industrial28,918321,609277,272 Development3,85554,22139,714 Handmade Carpets2,773129,80879,586 Agriculture34,772440,309261,899 Housing25,8512,690,430621,626 Mining2,30132,2561,896 Total164,95945,080,5772,201,228

 ICC was established in 1994  ICC has been a member of ICA since 2000  ICC has over cooperative societies  ICC has over 25 million members ICC Basic Information

 credit cooperatives  producers/supply cooperatives  consumer supply cooperatives  transportation cooperatives  industrial cooperatives  development cooperatives  handicrafts/carpet manufacturers cooperatives  Agricultural cooperatives  Housing cooperatives  mining cooperatives  multipurpose cooperatives Different forms of cooperatives :

ICC at a glance  Iran Central Chamber of Cooperatives as the highest level non- governmental people-based organization of the cooperative movement in Iran  To be present in all macro-economic decision making and decision taking processes of the country  pursuing the legal claims of the cooperative sector  stabilizing the situation of this people-based organization  ICC is a member of high councils and assemblies

 Supreme Council of Implementation of General Policies of Principle Forty-Four (44) of the Constitution Supreme Council of Implementation of General Policies of Principle Forty-Four (44) of the Constitution  Ceding Board Ceding Board  Money and Credit Council Money and Credit Council  Securities and Exchange High Council Securities and Exchange High Council  Competition Council Competition Council  Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Headquarter Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Headquarter  High Council of Developing Non-oil Exports High Council of Developing Non-oil Exports  Iran International Exhibitions Co. Assembly high councils and assemblies

 ICC is a member of the three-people board of tax disputes settlement Tax Affairs

 Increasing the number of members and participants  Introducing coops as sustainability building enterprises  Coops identity  Legal framework  Accessible capital for coops Cooperative Decade Objectives

In Iran: Increasing peoples awareness of the cooperative business model Giving low interest loans Training Tax exemption

 Having an International and regional forum for the youth to share their expertise  Encouraging ICA member coops to appoint the young in their managerial positions  Participation of youth in macro economic decision making  Report of the improvement after training  Encouraging governments to have youth in high positions in the ministers conference Youth Committee contribution

Iran’s economy:  Governmental  Cooperative: 13% of GDP which is going to be raised to 25% by the end of 5-year development plan  Private: Article 44 of the constitution Introducing coops as sustainability building enterprises

 Science-based coops: University graduates can establish such coops by the help of government and ICC Youth specific coops

 Building strategies to increase the level of inter youth coop collaboration  Holding training classes for the youth Youth Committee contribution

Cooperative fraction In parliament: 2/3 of MPs are members Cooperative laws in the constitution Amendments Legal framework

 Inter Parliament relationships encouragement through ministers conference  A study over the legal framework in different nations and copying the best practices Youth Committee contribution

 Bank Tosee Taavon (cooperative development Bank): a specialized bank in the cooperative sector  Investment Guarantee Fund: Guarantee up to 80% of the coops loans from banks Accessible capital for coops

 Establishing a joint bank by the support of ICA to make capital accessible for coops worldwide  Legal obstacles Youth Committee contribution