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Instituto Nacional del Cooperativismo
Instituto Nacional del Cooperativismo (INACOOP) is a Uruguayan organization established in 2008 to promote and execute national policies for cooperatives and the social economy. It focuses on the economic, social, and cultural development of the cooperative sector.
Overview
What Instituto Nacional del Cooperativismo does
What Instituto Nacional del Cooperativismo is
Instituto Nacional del Cooperativismo (INACOOP) is a Uruguayan organization established in 2008 to promote and execute national policies for cooperatives and the social economy. It focuses on the economic, social, and cultural development of the cooperative sector.
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2008
- Approximate age
- About 18 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Instituto Nacional del Cooperativismo as a community
Community overview
The Instituto Nacional del Cooperativismo (INACOOP) was established as a public legal entity under the General Law of Cooperatives (Law 18.407) on October 24, 2008. It is based in Uruguay and is responsible for proposing, advising, and executing national cooperative policies. Its primary objective is to promote the economic, social, and cultural development of the cooperative sector and its integration into the country's development.
Community focus
INACOOP focuses on the promotion and development of cooperatives in Uruguay. It provides advisory services, technical assistance, and financing to cooperatives and pre-cooperative groups. The organization emphasizes the principles and values of cooperation, formulates and evaluates cooperative development plans, and coordinates research to create a national information system on the cooperative sector.
Member value
Members benefit from advisory services, technical assistance, and access to financial tools aimed at promoting cooperative development. INACOOP also provides educational resources and research to support the cooperative sector.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Operators
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- community and incubator
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Latin America
Community activity
Notable members
Graciela Fernández - President; Flavia Carretto - Vice President; Marisol Fuentes - Director; Alejandro Castiglia - Director, Representative of CUDECOOP; Juan Carlos Canessa - Director, Representative of CUDECOOP; Carlos Aulet - Director, Fondo de Desarrollo, Representative of ANERT/PIT-CNT; Ana Laura Cardozo - Director, Fondo de Desarrollo.
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Source basis
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Last reviewed
April 1, 2026
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