COOPEK - New French National Digital Complementary Currency

USPA NEWS - Was held a Press Conference at BIOCOOP République in PARIS regarding the creation of a new French Digital complementary currency called 'COOPEK'. It is already existing in different areas in FRANCE and it is expected to be expended nationally using professional structured networks...

Was held a Press Conference at BIOCOOP République in PARIS regarding the creation of a new French Digital complementary currency called 'COOPEK'. It is already existing in different areas in FRANCE and it is expected to be expended nationally using professional structured networks. The places where COOPEK can be used are marked with its Logo. The aim for using this kind of currency is to help and develop the local Exchanges. It was inspired by the Swiss WIR, a complementary currency to use in mixed payments in parallel with the national one.

Back in 1934, a group of Swiss entrepreneurs agreed to use a means of payment issued by a Basel-based Economic Circle in parallel to the Swiss Franc in order to lubricate the wheels of local commerce. WIR stemmed form the need of counteracting economically disruptive tendencies of the business-cycle exclusively based on conventional money, the Swiss Franc. Today, the WIR system is still in operation and it is framed in a network of WIR Banks, which offer services both in Swiss Francs and WIR

308 Sectors were defined to implement COOPEK (1 COOPEK = 1 EURO). The aim is not to replace Euro but to bring a complementary system which benefits the most committed to a more sustainable development and more fair society. The aim being to create a currency for 'real economy' and not susceptible to become a speculative currency. Unique in FRANCE, it wants to be a tool to finance four transitions : energetic, carbon, food and social. This means a Simple operation open to all.

The COOPEK system was explained, during the Press Conference by the following (in chronological order) :

* Claude GRUFFAT : President of BIOCOOP SA
* Gérard POUJADE : Co-Founder of COOPEK (Digital Complementary Currency) & CEO of SCIC SA Coopek
* Denez L'HOSTIS (as a testimony) : President of FNE (France Nature Environement)
* Jérôme GLEIZES : EELV Consultant at the Paris City Hall (EELV being a Green Party)

Source : COOPEK

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