Financial education and women

Both women and men need to be sufficiently financially literate to effectively participate in economic activities and to take appropriate financial decisions for themselves and their families, but women often have less financial knowledge and lower access to formal financial products than men. Women therefore have specific and additional financial literacy needs.

Presentation of OECD report on 'Advancing National Strategies for Financial Education'

Presentation at the G20 of the latest outcomes of OECD’s work on financial education in collaboration with Russia’s G20 Presidency: Advancing National Strategies for Financial Education.

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OECD-INFE Toolkit to measure financial literacy and financial inclusion

OECD-INFE Toolkit to measure financial literacy and financial inclusion Addressing a call by G20 Leaders to develop practical tools for financial literacy measurement, this toolkit incorporates a survey instrument that can be used to capture key information about financial behaviour, knowledge and attitudes in a wide range of countries with different income levels and allows international comparisons.

Advancing National Strategies for Financial Education

Governments worldwide are establishing national strategies to address the financial literacy needs of their citizens. This study, by the OECD and Russia’s G20 presidency, monitors progress by the governments of the world’s major economies in implementing national strategies for improving financial education.

Financial Consumer Protection

The OECD works on advancing consumer finance protection through informed choice that includes disclosure, transparency and education; protection from fraud, abuse and errors; and recourse and advocacy.

Evaluating Financial Education Programmes

as developed significant work in relation to evaluating financial education programmes, including the collection of countries’ experiences, challenges, and lessons learnt in evaluating their financial education programmes. Based on these evidence and lessons, the INFE has developed policy instruments on the evaluation of financial education programmes

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Evaluating financial education programmes: OECD-INFE Survey, evidence, policy instruments and guidance

Prepared for the G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg, this report collects country evidence and lessons learnt in evaluating financial education programmes, suggests an overall framework to guide policy makers and financial educators when designing an evaluation study.

G20-OECD Task Force on Financial Consumer Protection

The Task Force supports the implementation of the G-20 High-Level Principles on Financial Consumer Protection, specifically to arm policy makers and financial authorities with a body of knowledge, including comparative analyses of approaches adopted by a cross-section of economies, to inform their efforts to implement the Principles in their economies.

International E-Platform on Terrorism Risk Insurance

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APEC/OECD Seminar on Infrastructure Financing

This seminar took place in Palembang, Indonesia, with discussions focusing on institutional investors and long-term financing and policy measures and initiatives to address constraints to infrastructure investment identified by APEC under the Indonesian presidency.