Chile's Ministry of Finance opened Financial Education Month 2025 at an event in Renca alongside institutions that sit on the Advisory Commission for Financial Inclusion (Capif). Undersecretary of Finance Heidi Berner also announced that an updated National Financial Education Strategy will be launched soon, with a stated focus on expanding reach and embedding a gender perspective, consumer protection and civic education. The Ministry framed “comprehensive” financial education as extending beyond product use to include understanding taxes and business formalisation, the social security system (pensions, health and unemployment insurance) and navigating a rapidly changing digital environment. Berner cited survey evidence of material gaps in financial knowledge, including findings from the Central Bank of Chile’s 2024 Household Financial Survey and the Commission for the Financial Market’s 2023 Financial Capabilities Survey, which showed higher financial knowledge scores for men than women (64% versus 59%) while behaviour and attitude scores were similar. Activities are scheduled throughout October, including Commission for the Financial Market programming on saving and investment, fraud and cybersecurity, and inclusion and financial well-being. The launch event concluded with workshops for 30 women entrepreneurs on social security, financial capability for micro-entrepreneurs, and fraud prevention.

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