Financial Education
As individuals increase their use of financial products, it becomes more important that they be financially literate. Policymakers need to be able to identify individuals who are most in need of financial education and the best ways to improve that education. In order to assist policy makers, the OECD has established the International Gateway for Financial Education (IGFE) to describe, analyse and assess the effectiveness of programmes to improve financial literacy. Bookmark: www.financial-education.org; www.oecd.org/daf/financialeducation.
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Financial crisis: Save our savings
Amid the worst current financial crisis since the 1930s, EU leaders have pledged to protect savers’ deposits. Already most OECD countries have explicit deposit insurance schemes for savings up to certain limits. In a number of countries these have now been raised temporarily. Click here to see how countries compare. How did the financial crisis turn into a global economic downturn?Bookshop
Comprehensive analysis, practical solutions and good practices Improving Financial Education and Awareness on Insurance and Private Pensions |