The National Bank of Moldova released episode 7 of its “Sense of Money” podcast, featuring governor Anca Dragu and Dan Perciun, Minister of Education and Research, on how young people manage money and how financial literacy is being strengthened through the education system. The bank noted the podcast is produced for public financial education and that the views expressed do not represent the National Bank of Moldova’s official position. The discussion covered Moldova’s optional economic and entrepreneurial education course delivered with Junior Achievement, which the minister said reaches about 11,000 pupils and is supported by several commercial banks, and plans to embed more financial education across subjects under a new curriculum intended to be implemented in 2027. Dragu highlighted the National Bank of Moldova’s outreach with schools and universities, including joint initiatives with the National Bank of Romania, a high school simulation of a monetary policy decision, and a forthcoming financial education manual supported by the Banks Association, alongside messaging on savings, budgeting and responsible borrowing. The governor also pointed to the bank’s MIA instant payments platform, stating it has about 850,000 users, and noted that its “A thousand reasons for MIA” campaign received a Silver PR Award. Next steps outlined in the podcast include intensified National Bank of Moldova visits to schools and universities and expanded engagement at the central bank, while the Ministry of Education and Research expects to finalise the revised curriculum by the end of 2026 and begin developing textbooks, with a broader public discussion involving stakeholders such as the National Bank of Moldova. New textbooks for the optional course are also planned for 2026.

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