{"id":9129,"date":"2017-12-12T11:34:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T11:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progresomicrofinanzas.org\/?p=9129\/"},"modified":"2018-01-17T16:25:49","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T16:25:49","slug":"national-financial-education-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionmicrofinanzasbbva.org\/revistaprogreso\/en\/national-financial-education-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"National Financial Education Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 3rd International Forum for Financial Inclusion in September was the occasion of the publication of the National Financial Education Strategy (ENEF), a key plank of Mexico\u2019s National Financial Inclusion Policy (PNIF).<\/span><\/p>\n

The ENEF maintains that financial inclusion and financial inclusion are closely linked. In consequence, efforts in these two areas should be coordinated to work towards the sensible use of financial goods and services that will ultimately have a positive impact on people\u2019s overall welfare.<\/span><\/p>\n

The document explains the essentials for achieving an effective financial education strategy. The first step is to make a preliminary diagnosis of the current situation of financial education, considering the obstacles people face; based on this, the right policies, together with milestones and regular assessments, can be worked out.<\/span><\/p>\n

The diagnosis outlined by the ENEF concludes that the main barrier is the financial education of children and young people, followed by the existence of a yawning gender gap when it comes to the understanding of complex financial ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n

This public policy goes on to establish the institutional agreements needed to implement the education strategy as a basic driver for achieving effective financial education.<\/span><\/p>\n

It sets out 6 lines of action that the various institutions must work on in a collaborative manner:<\/span><\/p>\n