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

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of financial literacy and its impact on financial stability and inclusion.

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 Portugal Host: Demet Çanakçı, Senior Program Director, Toronto Centre Read the transcript here . Read their biographies here . 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.

People in this episode

Host: Demet Çanakçı

Guest: Pedro Duarte Neves

Topics covered

• financial literacy
• financial stability
• socio-economic gaps
• technological change

Keywords

• financial education
• literacy initiatives
• policymakers
• supervisors

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Financial Education and Literacy: Strengthening the Stability and Resilience of Financial Systems

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