RBI-OECD Workshop Delivering Financial Literacy: Challenges, Approaches and Instruments

22-23 March 2010, Bangalore, India

 

This conference, co-hosted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the OECD, with sponsorship of the Government of Japan, will seek to advance and elevate the policy dialogue on financial education and literacy in the international arena and particularly in India and countries from the  ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation). Building on the OECD internationally recognized standards in the area of financial education, participants in this event will benefit from its high-level cross-country context to share international efficient practices and experiences in order to better address their national and regional challenges.

 

This conference will discuss topical and critical issues in countries from the ASEAN and SAARC and India including:

  • Design and implementation of national financial education strategies and programmes
  • Role of financial institutions in the promotion of financial education 
  • Importance of and methods to assess gaps in financial literacy and inclusion
  • Efficiently outreaching targeted and underserved groups: financial inclusion and financial education
  • Building future financially capable individuals : financial education in schools


To be inaugurated by the Union Finance Minister of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, the Workshop will also be addressed by the RBI Governor Dr. D. Subbarao, and its Deputy Governors and the OECD Deputy Secretary-General Ambassador Richard Boucher, the Workshop will have as speakers prominent representatives of central banks, public authorities, private and civil experts and researchers  in the area of financial education.

 

Worldwide participants will include high-level officials from central banks of ASEAN and SAARC countries and officials of State governments, banks, micro finance institutions and non-government organizations in India.

 

The registration and hotel booking forms, as well as detailed logistical information will be provided shortly.

 

This conference is by invitation only.

 

Documentation

 

Contacts

If you have any questions, please contact:

Ms. Flore-Anne Messy, OECD, e-mail: flore-anne.messy@oecd.org,  tel: + 33 1 4524 9656

Ms. Killawala Alpana, RBI, e-mail: alpanakillawala@rbi.org.in, tel: +91 22 2266 0502

You may consult also the RBI website, with the following link: RBI-OECD Workshop

 

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