If we can harness the liberating effects of financial know-how, even at its most basic, then we would be able to help millions of Filipinos help themselves. Empowerment is the key. This is the reason why economic and financial education is at the heart of Bangko Sentral’s advocacies.
It is a social good, whose value to society is considerably much more than the personal gains. Financial learning empowers the citizenry as it helps the public acquire knowledge and develop skills in making well-informed economic and financial decisions necessary to ensure well-functioning markets that, in turn, support economic growth and development.