Former SDLP leader John Hume is to receive an award for his work in promoting the credit union movement in Ireland.
Mr Hume will receive the Distinguished Service Award at the 2006 World Credit Union Conference in Dublin in July.
Mr Hume was a founding member of Derry credit union, the first in Northern Ireland, and he later became president of the Irish League of Credit Unions.
The Distinguished Service Award is the highest honour paid to individuals and institutions by the worldwide credit union movement, recognising outstanding contributions to international credit union development.
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The World Council of Credit unions has representatives in 91 countries with 43,147 member credit unions serving more than 136 million people.