Central Bank of Montenegro marks Global Money Week with nationwide financial literacy programme for children and youth

The Central Bank of Montenegro marked Global Money Week with a week-long programme of financial education activities across the country, aimed at making basic financial concepts more accessible to children and young people. The programme ran from 16 to 22 March under the slogan “Do You Speak Financial?” and targeted participants from pre-school age through to university students. A central event was the Central Bank’s Open Day, where secondary school pupils from across Montenegro visited and met Governor Irena Radovic and Vice-Governors Zorica Kalezic, Gordana Kalezic and Milan Remikovic to discuss the Central Bank’s role, banking system stability and the practical importance of financial literacy. The Open Day involved pupils and teachers from 25 secondary schools to align with the Central Bank’s 25th anniversary and covered topics including saving, payment cards, online shopping, payment security and recognising financial fraud. Additional outreach included school visits, primary-school workshops using the robot “Štedljivko (The Little Saver)” under the “Robotics for the Youngest” project delivered with the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and the Innovation Fund, a visit to the Money Museum, a pre-school workshop in Tivat, and a session with University of Donja Gorica students on payment systems and financial technologies. Global Money Week is an OECD-backed international initiative held each March in more than 170 countries, with the Central Bank of Montenegro participating since 2012.