Ep. 159: Financial Education and Literacy: Strengthening the Stability and Resilience of Financial Systems

This podcast explores why financial literacy matters, its impact on financial stability and inclusion, and what can be done to improve it at all levels, from individuals to policymakers and supervisors. The speakers discuss how tailored literacy initiatives can help to bridge socio-economic gaps and will lead to people making better financial decisions. They explore how to assess the impact of the initiatives and the importance of updating them to keep pace with technological change.  Speaker: Pedro Duarte Neves, Advisor, Board of Directors, Banco de PortugalHost: Demet Çanakçı, Senior Program Director, Toronto CentreRead the transcript here (https://torcentre.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Files/EYd25-PzI3pOj11w8IQK4-UBvI6eEcPp8J9LrUuVjN_7jg?e=G506xA). Read their biographies here (https://torcentre.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/Files/ET638gnVQBhJkDaEqEvbJ4IBd-J0uT6EtixjzXE_51OujQ?e=R62QCZ).The views expressed in the podcast are those of Pedro Duarte Neves and do not necessarily reflect those of Banco de Portugal or the Eurosystem.

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