The Central Bank of Chile hosted the opening of the Fifth International Financial Education Seminar, held with the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile’s Public Policy Center, focusing on how financial education can be brought from “paper to practice” in schools. In her opening remarks, Governor Rosanna Costa linked the central bank’s mandate for economic stability to improving the public’s understanding of concepts such as inflation, interest rates and how markets work. The seminar was framed as part of the Central Bank of Chile’s 100th anniversary and centred on schoolteachers as key agents for building financial habits. The programme included a keynote and practical workshop led by Anand Marri, a founder of the Cowin Financial Literacy initiative at Teachers College, Columbia University and former executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as well as panels on classroom experiences and teacher training. The central bank’s Statistics and Data Division Manager, Gloria Peña, also presented recent results from the Household Financial Survey focusing on financial education, which included questions on the population’s level of knowledge in economics and personal finance.
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Central Bank of Chile opens international seminar on classroom financial education and highlights new household survey findings on financial literacy
The Central Bank of Chile and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile’s Public Policy Center hosted the Fifth International Financial Education Seminar, focusing on transitioning financial education from theory to practice in schools. Governor Rosanna Costa emphasized the link between economic stability and public understanding of financial concepts. The event included a keynote by Anand Marri and presentations on teacher training and findings from the Household Financial Survey.