Euricse announces the organization of the Third Euricse Conference on Cooperative Finance and Sustainable Development. The conference, organized in collaboration with Federcasse (Italian federation of Cooperative Credit Banks) and with the support of EACB (European Association of Co-operative Banks), will be held in Trento, Italy on June 14th and 15th, 2012.
This paper provides an outline of both the competitive advantages and challenges currently faced by Italian cooperative credit banks. These banks play an important role for the stability of the financial system at the level of regions. They provide credit to individuals and households, as well as capital to SMEs. Italian cooperative credit banks are integrated into a distinct sui generis network, which grants them an adequate level of competitiveness in the; and Visiting PhD student market.
The main goal of this research project is to provide an advanced theoretical framework that connects local finance, and more particularly cooperative finance, to sustainable local development. The project is divided into two sub-projects. The first aims, on the one hand, at understanding the historical significance and potential impact of cooperative credit on local development; on the other, at evaluating organizational, governance and values development as compared to its economic and financial progression in the world.
Euricse - European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises organized an International Conference on “Financial co-operative approaches to local development trough sustainable innovation”, in Trento on June 10th-11th, 2010.
Could financial crises pose opportunities for cooperative banks? And are cooperative banks ready for this challenge? Which strategies should they adopt in order to reinforce their position on the market and gain competitive advantage? These are just some of the questions this Conference tried to answer.
Euricse - European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises organized an International Conference on “Financial co-operative approaches to local development trough sustainable innovation”, in Trento on June 10th-11th, 2010.
