The National Bank of Moldova (NBM) on March 21 opened Global Money Week that reached its tenth anniversary. A Partnership Agreement between the National Bank and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova will be concluded as part of the event. As a result, the two institutions will provide the citizens with the information they need to daily to become familiar and interact with the financial environment, IPN reports, quoting the NBM.
National Bank governor Octavian Armașu said an increasing number of people want to know what financial concepts mean and this is understandable. Every year, changes take place locally and internationally in all areas. ”Today, we live in a new reality, with great challenges and new trials, which determine us to adapt our decisions to current developments and trends. In the Republic of Moldova, the reforms have brought progress in the banking sector, which nowadays is strong, stable and well-capitalized, and we certainly intend to keep and even improve what we have achieved. In this sense, the National Bank of Moldova is taking the necessary measures to ensure the financial stability of our country,” stated the governor.
During the event, there will be held an online workshop (ZOOM) for young people interested in the financial subject, which will be organized under the financial education project “Give sense to money that is implemented by the National Bank in partnership with the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”.
The participants will find out or enrich their knowledge of the national financial system in and the specific rights of payment users, etc. Another workshop will be organized in cooperation with the Economic Press Club for students from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the State University of Moldova.
The event planned by the central bank will be attended by representatives of public institutions, civil society, students from the Republic of Moldova and national and foreign partners of financial education projects.
The National Bank of Moldova joins every year the Global Money Week initiative to which 176 countries have adhered so far.
The official part of the event will be broadcast live on the NBM’s website, Facebook profile and Youtube channel and on privesc.eu and rlive.md.
