The credit unions of The Gambia are the newest members of the World Council of Credit Unions.

WOCCU's board approved membership for the National Association of Cooperative Credit Unions of The Gambia, which represents all 61 of the African nation's credit unions, during the group's meeting this week in Glasgow, Scotland.

"The inroads we have made into Africa, as well as on other continents, shows that the global credit union movement is growing in strength and reach, and I am happy to have seen one final example of that growth before my retirement," said WOCCU President/CEO Pete Crear.

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