Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct. 7 / Trend , G.Dadashova /
Increasing the level of financial and economic literacy of the population is an urgent task, Chairperson of the Kyrgyz State Service of the Financial Market Regulation and Supervision Yuruslan Toichubekov said at an OSCE conference on economic education.
"The conference will enable exchange of experiences, which will help us develop a large-scale efficient program to raise the level of financial literacy of population of Kyrgyzstan which would cover all groups and come to each and every family," he said speaking at the conference.
Knowledge and access to reliable economic and financial information strengthens people's awareness, potential contribution to society and their own choices and opportunities, Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Ambassador Andrew Tesoriere said.
"This in turn strengthens national prosperity, stability and can reduce poverty," he noted.
The two-day conference on economic education for stability and poverty reduction supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek started in Cholpon-Ata in northern Kyrgyzstan today, the OSCE reported.
The conference is aimed to review existing programs for economic education of the population and to discuss possibilities to promote economic literacy in Kyrgyzstan, in the OSCE region and beyond.
The event is initiated by the Kyrgyz State Service of Financial Market Regulation and Supervision and several non-governmental organizations.
The participants will exchange information about economic education in their countries and discuss and elaborate recommendations on how to raise levels of financial and economic literacy of the population, basing on best practices and with the support from government, civil society and the media.