Gent Sejko: "Learn. Save. Earn."
Speech by Mr Gent Sejko, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the launching ceremony of the
Global Money Week, Tirana, 27 March 2017.
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Honourable Minister Nikolla,
Dear AAB Chairman Drougkas,
Dear guests,
I have the pleasure to welcome you at the Bank of Albania premises. In addition to being a
second home for its employees, since the opening of the Museum, it has become an attractive
learning place about finance for students.
The Global Money Week an event that involves local stakeholders in more than 140 countries is
the highlight of all the educational activities conducted throughout the year.
I am proud to say that, thanks to the persistent commitment of the Bank of Albania regarding
financial education, Albania has been featuring in the map of countries that organize this Week.
This persistence ensures the effectiveness of our educational programmes, and keeps active
the connection between institutions engaged in the financial education of the public in general
and the youth in particular. I take this opportunity to extend my most sincere gratitude for their
commitment and support to the Ministry of Education and Sports, the Albanian Association of
Banks, and other institutions present here today.
Under the motto "Learn. Save. Earn.", this year's Global Money Week is dedicated to raising
awareness of young Albanians on the importance of money and their involvement in the
economic and financial system in Albania and, why not, in the region and the world.
The activities that will be organised during this week will especially aim at inspiring Albanian
children and youth to learn more about money, saving, creating prosperity, increasing
employment and entrepreneurship.
To illustrate this better, more than 45 activities will be organised and more than 3500 pupils and
students will participate in these activities during this very busy week, with educational
institutions: universities, high schools and nine-year schools. These numbers make us very
proud, since they serve to raise the awareness on highly important issues, such as consumer
information and financial inclusion. These two key issues contribute directly the economic
wellbeing of households and businesses. Financial education, especially of youth, is the best
channel to put that effect in practice, as affirmed by the OECD, a reputable international
institution.
The Bank of Albania is and will remain dedicated to this mission, with the support of the Ministry
of Education and other partners. Their support and cooperation have had a decisive contribution
in the success of such activities. Also, the elective course "Personal financial in your hands" for
high school students has been, for seven years, another example of successful cooperation.
I would like to thank the Albanian Association of Banks for its valuable support through
commercial banks to enhance financial education and add channels and related activities in this
regard.
In conclusion, let me once again take this opportunity to invite the participating institutions to
further expand our collaboration on this pleasant and challenging issue, and an important one for
the next generations.