The deputy delegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, accompanied by the general secretary of the Delegation of the Government in Galicia, Alberto de la Fuente, made an institutional visit to the headquarters of the Bank of Spain in A Coruña, where she met the different training programs that the entity develops in the field of financial education, with special attention to the most vulnerable groups.
In this meeting, in which were also Javier Bernardo, director of the Bank of Spain in A Coruña; Isabel Díaz, cashier; Lois Bouzas and Iria Méndez, the subdelegate and the secretary general showed their interest in promoting these courses in the Government Delegation itself and in the different concellos of Galicia. “These courses serve not only to generate knowledge and provide people with the necessary tools, but also to raise awareness of the importance of knowing how to manage our finances correctly,” said María Rivas.
The visit took place within the framework of the Global Money Week, a global campaign promoted by the OECD that highlights the importance of financial education for young people and that is in line with the Financial Education Plan, an initiative of the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), the Bank of Spain and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise that aims to improve the financial culture of citizens.
In this regard, María Rivas stressed that the Coruña headquarters of the Bank of Spain, the only one that the central bank has in Galicia, intends to reach 800 people with these initiatives until June of this year and comes from launching the ‘Action C’ initiative, which offers online workshops to prepare future trainers in financial education “and that could be very useful at the municipal level,” he said.
The training sessions offered by the Bank of Spain include all kinds of aspects related to the planning of our personal finances, including knowledge of bank accounts and means of payment, financing options, fraud prevention, e-commerce management, cryptoassets and investment advice, among others.
“Financial education is the key to making more informed decisions and managing money, which results in a better quality of life for people, since they learn to avoid risks, promote savings, escape unnecessary indebtedness and, ultimately, gain peace of mind,” concluded the deputy delegate.