The Securities and Exchange Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia participated in a ceremony hosted by the Macedonian Banking Association to celebrate North Macedonia’s second-place finish in the European Money Quiz, using the event to underline the regulator’s focus on financial education alongside its market oversight role. The national team, Marin Hristoski and Aleksej Mickoski from “Kire Gavrilovski – Jane” Primary School in Prilep, placed second in the final held in Brussels on 23 May 2025 and organised by the European Banking Federation. Securities Commission chair Bujare Abazi linked financial literacy to more informed decision-making and risk reduction in increasingly complex and digitalised financial markets, and described education as part of the regulator’s wider mission. The National Bank governor referenced the first National Strategy for Financial Education and Financial Inclusion adopted by the National Bank and other financial regulators, including steps to increase the presence of financial education in formal schooling; the Minister of Education and Science signalled deeper cooperation with the National Bank, the Macedonian Banking Association and the Securities Commission, and noted increased government funding to support talented students’ participation in international competitions. The Macedonian Banking Association, working with the National Bank and the Securities Commission and supported by the Ministry of Education and Science, indicated it will continue promoting financial literacy initiatives, alongside recognition for other top-placed teams in the national competition.

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