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 1924.

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’ Supply

3,792384,53547,118

Service Guild Supply

1,015115,32849,025

Consumers’ Supply

11,0427,890,209140,525

New Generation Co-

ops35630,918,1352,339

Multipurpose3,945732,317132,054

Cooperative Involvement in Different Sectors of the Iranian Economy

Multipurpose3,945732,317132,054

Transportation

3,919201,30082,881

Services40,392705,993435,868

Industrial28,918321,609277,272

Development3,85554,22139,714

Handmade Carpets

2,773129,80879,586

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 175000 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

Ceding Board Money and Credit Council Securities and Exchange High Council Competition Council Foreign Economic Relations Coordination Headquarter 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 modelGiving low interest loansTrainingTax 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:GovernmentalCooperative: 13% of GDP which is going to be raised to 25% by the end of 5-year development planPrivate: 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 membersCooperative laws in the constitutionAmendments

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