The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (Hanfa) used an introductory lecture by Board President Ante Žigman at the Regional Financial Literacy Conference to reiterate the role of financial literacy as consumer protection and to set out Hanfa’s main education initiatives. Žigman pointed to progress since Croatia’s first financial literacy survey in 2015 and referenced the National Strategy for Consumer Financial Literacy 2015–2020, the establishment of an Operational Working Group, and a second National Strategy for Financial Literacy for 2021–2026 currently in force. He stressed cross-institutional delivery involving regulators and public bodies including the Croatian National Bank (CNB) and the Ministry of Finance, as well as schools and the media. Hanfa’s contribution includes annual competitions for primary and secondary school students and an annual award for scientific and professional papers in finance, with prizes including an interactive school board and cash awards for top authors, alongside new outreach such as the Desitudo board game developed with a school on the island of Hvar and now being distributed to primary schools across Croatia.
Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency 2025-03-21
Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency outlines financial literacy agenda and expands Desitudo school board game rollout
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency stressed financial literacy's role in consumer protection during a lecture by Board President Ante Žigman at the Regional Financial Literacy Conference. Žigman noted progress since Croatia's first financial literacy survey in 2015 and ongoing initiatives like the National Strategy for Financial Literacy 2021–2026, collaborating with the Croatian National Bank and the Ministry of Finance. Hanfa's efforts include educational competitions, awards, and distributing the Desitudo board game to primary schools.