The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the National Bank of Rwanda in partnership with Visa International have launched a Financial Literacy campaign aimed at helping citizens with money management skills.
The campaign includes road shows to equip the population with information and tools that will help enable access to financial services.
The launch highlights a country-wide financial education campaign involving the public, private sector and civil society.
It marks the first of 25 performances over a three month period across Rwanda, with the aim of reaching a broad audience.
The show will impart knowledge on key financial tools such as budgeting, saving, opening a bank account and how to use an ATM in an engaging, fun and humorous way.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, John Rwangombwa stressed the importance of financial literacy in building Rwanda’s economy.
“Accessing and understanding financial services endows people with opportunity to take advantage of their abilities. The Government plans to turn Rwanda into a regional financial hub. As Rwanda’s economy grows, we believe that financial partners like Visa will be critical in attaining Vision 2020 targets,” he stated.
The Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda, Ambassador Claver Gatete noted, “Financial literacy is effective in achieving financial inclusion. Thus calls for an all-inclusive approach with all stakeholders both public and private sectors.” he said.
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