Panama City, 15 September 2026. International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), organisasi payung gerakan koperasi dunia, menggelar General Assembly untuk memilih Dewan ICA periode 2026-2030. Sidang ini menjadi bagian dari pekan ICA Global Conference yang digelar bersama Cooperatives of the Americas dengan tema "Building Bridges: Cooperative Contributions for a Peaceful World", dan dihadiri lebih dari 1.100 peserta dari sekitar 80 negara. inKUR diwakili oleh Robby Tulus, Penasehat inKUR.
Pemegang Suara inKUR
Sebagai anggota penuh ICA, inKUR memiliki dua suara di General Assembly, dan Robby Tulus ditetapkan sebagai pemegang suara (voter) inKUR. Penunjukan ini terasa tepat: Robby Tulus termasuk perintis gerakan Credit Union di Indonesia sejak akhir 1960-an dan pernah menjabat Direktur Regional ICA untuk Asia-Pasifik pada 1996-2002.
Robby Tulus (tengah, berambut putih) bersama para delegasi di ruang sidang General Assembly.Robby Tulus memasukkan surat suara inKUR pada pemilihan Dewan ICA di General Assembly, Panama City, 15 September 2026.
Hasil Pemilihan Dewan ICA 2026-2030
Pemilihan diikuti 116 pemegang suara yang mewakili 193 anggota dari 66 negara. Ariel Guarco kembali terpilih sebagai Presiden ICA tanpa calon pesaing. Lima belas direktur dipilih dari 24 kandidat, terdiri dari tujuh direktur lama dan delapan wajah baru.
Empat direktur baru berasal dari kawasan Asia-Pasifik: Dileep Sanghani (IFFCO, India), Yuyan Wang (All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Tiongkok), Yoshito Shinno (JA-Zenchu, Jepang), dan Abdul Fattah Abdullah (ANGKASA, Malaysia). Dengan susunan ini, Asia-Pasifik mengisi 10 dari 30 kursi Dewan ICA, termasuk wakil sektoral. Bagi koperasi di kawasan ini, termasuk Indonesia, suara Asia-Pasifik di tingkat dunia kini semakin kuat.
Di sela pekan yang sama, Robby Tulus juga diundang berbicara tentang tata kelola dan kendali demokratis di lembaga keuangan milik anggota pada seminar International Cooperative Banking Association (ICBA), salah satu organisasi sektoral ICA.
Menuju Deklarasi Panama
Pekan di Panama ditutup dengan pengesahan Deklarasi Panama pada 17 September 2026, yang menegaskan kerja sama koperasi sebagai kekuatan bagi perdamaian, keadilan, dan kemakmuran bersama. Kehadiran inKUR di General Assembly menegaskan perannya sebagai anggota ICA yang aktif: ikut menentukan arah gerakan koperasi dunia, sekaligus membawa pengalaman koperasi sektor riil Indonesia ke forum global.
inKUR adalah federasi nasional koperasi sektor riil yang disahkan sebagai badan hukum pada Mei 2017, berkantor pusat di Pontianak, dan tergabung dalam International Cooperative Alliance (ICA).
General Assembly ICA berlangsung pada 15 September 2026 di Panama City, Panama, dalam rangkaian ICA Global Conference 13-18 September 2026. Sumber: ICA, ICA-AP, dan laporan Robby Tulus kepada inKUR. Foto sampul: International Cooperative Alliance.
Panama City, 15 September 2026. The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA), the global umbrella organisation of the cooperative movement, held its General Assembly to elect the ICA Board for 2026-2030. The assembly was part of the ICA Global Conference week, held together with Cooperatives of the Americas under the theme "Building Bridges: Cooperative Contributions for a Peaceful World" and attended by more than 1,100 participants from around 80 countries. inKUR was represented by Robby Tulus, Advisor of inKUR.
inKUR’s Voter
As a full member of the ICA, inKUR holds two votes at the General Assembly, and Robby Tulus was appointed as inKUR’s voter. It was a fitting choice: Robby Tulus is among the pioneers of the Credit Union movement in Indonesia since the late 1960s and served as ICA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific from 1996 to 2002.
Robby Tulus (centre, white hair) with fellow delegates in the General Assembly hall.Robby Tulus casting inKUR’s ballot in the ICA Board election at the General Assembly, Panama City, 15 September 2026.
Results of the 2026-2030 ICA Board Election
The election involved 116 voters representing 193 members from 66 countries. Ariel Guarco was re-elected unopposed as ICA President. Fifteen directors were elected from 24 candidates: seven returning directors and eight new faces.
Four of the new directors come from the Asia-Pacific region: Dileep Sanghani (IFFCO, India), Yuyan Wang (All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, China), Yoshito Shinno (JA-Zenchu, Japan), and Abdul Fattah Abdullah (ANGKASA, Malaysia). With this line-up, Asia-Pacific holds 10 of the 30 seats on the ICA Board, including sectoral representatives. For cooperatives in the region, Indonesia included, the Asia-Pacific voice at the global level is now stronger.
During the same week, Robby Tulus was also invited to speak on governance and democratic control in member-owned financial institutions at a seminar of the International Cooperative Banking Association (ICBA), one of the ICA’s sectoral organisations.
Towards the Panama Declaration
The week in Panama closed with the adoption of the Panama Declaration on 17 September 2026, affirming cooperation as a force for peace, justice, and shared prosperity. inKUR’s presence at the General Assembly underlines its role as an active ICA member: helping to shape the direction of the global cooperative movement while bringing the experience of Indonesian real-sector cooperatives to a global forum.
inKUR is the national federation of real-sector cooperatives, legally established in May 2017, headquartered in Pontianak, and a member of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA).
The ICA General Assembly took place on 15 September 2026 in Panama City, Panama, as part of the ICA Global Conference week of 13-18 September 2026. Sources: ICA, ICA-AP, and Robby Tulus’s report to inKUR. Cover photo: International Cooperative Alliance.
