Global Cooperative ObservatoryWCM 2025

Americas · Paraguay

FEDERACIÓN DE COOPERATIVAS DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO LTDA. (FECOAC)

CountryParaguay
ICA regionAmericas (Cooperatives of the Americas)
MembershipFull Member
Organisation typeSectoral federation
Sector(s)Banking & Finance

Profile

The Federación de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito Ltda. (FECOAC), founded on 12 July 1987 and granted legal status in 1989, is Paraguay's second-tier union of savings and credit cooperatives, engaged mainly in sectoral advocacy, education and training, and technical assistance. Its members are numerous first-tier savings and credit cooperatives; it represents the financial cooperative sector within the Paraguayan cooperative movement and is affiliated with the national apex organisation CONPACOOP.