The first National Financial Education Forum will take place in Moldova on March 21. This will kick off the designing of the National Financial Education Strategy. The event is staged by the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) to help the population acquire skills to efficiently manage their available incomes and to stimulate the economy to become stronger, IPN reports, quoting a press release of the central bank.
“We want a society that knows how to correctly manage the resources and in which each individual takes reasonable decisions with regard to their money. A strategy will systemize the actions taken by us all, from the authorities to the citizens, to build such a society, and will institutionalize training in the financial sector, will make this discussion on financial issues become permanent so that we help the citizens cope with dilemmas related to money and the economy to become stronger and more attractive for investments,” said NBM governor Octavian Armașu.
The forum will bring together over 100 participants, namely Moldovan and foreign officials, economic experts, representatives of the banking community and education sector. The agenda includes three panel discussions to present successful experiences and learned lessons. In particular, these will refer to international financial education practices, the role played by the Moldovan authorities and civil society in the process.
The event will be held as part of the Global Money Week 2023. So far, 176 countries joined this initiative, the Republic of Moldova being among the first participants.
