The National Bank of Moldova (NBM), as the coordinator of the financial education process in our country, continues the activities within the international project Global Money Week 2023, which brings together 176 countries.
Hundreds of students visited the central bank museum this week to discover the history of money and the impressive collection of commemorative and jubilee coins made of silver and gold. Also, the visitors had an interactive presentation of the security elements of the Moldovan lei banknotes, which also included curiosities related to the money printing process.
Due to increased public interest, visits to the NBM exhibition hall have also been extended for the following weeks. Thus, the central bank shows openness to the public and the intention to help citizens gain as much knowledge as possible about financial and banking concepts.
In this context, the first financial education forum in the Republic of Moldova, organized by the NBM on 21 March 2023, launched a discussion platform between officials, external partners and civil society and, at the same time, the process of developing the financial education strategy in the Republic of Moldova, comes to unify this event.
The event brought together almost 150 participants having the opportunity to discuss the importance of the financial education strategy for the well-being of citizens and the economic development of the country, the results of financial education at the regional level, the collaboration between public and private institutions and its contribution to financial education, preparing the young generation to integrate into the market economy, financial education in educational institutions and its significance in the age of digitization.
Also, in the coming days, NBM experts will hold a thematic financial session for students from the Agroindustrial College in Ungheni, who expressed their willingness to interact with experts in the monetary policy sector.
Over the years, the Global Money Week 2023 international project has been joined by various public institutions, non-governmental organizations, representatives of the financial and banking environment, civil society, etc., focussing on supporting citizens with financial information useful for consumers in making wise financial decisions.
The institutions participating in Global Money Week, which this year takes place between 20 - 26 March 2023, will inform the National Bank, as coordinator, of the program of activities carried out, which come to confirm the unification of financial education efforts at all levels in support of citizens.
The National Bank of Moldova also carries out other financial education projects intended for various categories of the population, among which “In the MDL coin’s world”, Financial education camp “Give sense to money", „A vacation day at BNM”, „Road of money”, “Generation I - financial independence” etc. Within them, participants have the opportunity to acquire skills to manage their income wisely, ensuring stability and well-being.
