Crimean schoolchildren and students are invited to a new session of online lessons on financial literacy of the Bank of Russia

The start of the new season of the regulator’s webinars will be opened by First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia Olga Skorobogatova, who will conduct a lesson “The evolution of payments: from cash to the digital ruble.” Connect to broadcasts it will be possible on September 19 at 9:30 Moscow time or watch it in “In contact with«, where there will be an opportunity to ask questions to the lecturer.

Representatives of the mega-regulator, employees of large banks, university professors and market experts will conduct distance classes on 21 topics. At the lectures, experts will touch on issues of entrepreneurship, responsibility and financial risks of a business owner, teach you how to draw up a business plan, manage personal and family budgets, understand taxes and insurance, and protect your funds from cyber fraudsters. Special classes will be devoted to introducing specific financial products — for example, online lessons on bonds will be held for the first time. In addition, students will be told about the professions of financier, business analyst and teacher — a separate module on career guidance is provided for this.

The skills of managing your finances, making informed decisions in the field of personal budget, investing and planning are the foundations of competent financial behavior in the future, – the press service of the head of the Bank of Russia Branch for the Republic of Crimea quotes Igor Tsvetkov. – It’s no wonder that our webinars are becoming increasingly popular in Crimea: over the year, the number of schools participating in online lessons on financial literacy of the Bank of Russia has increased 3 times. Students from 459 schools attended the spring session, which is almost 90% of schools in the region, and the distance learning sessions themselves received 56.6 thousand views. Also, 95% of Crimean colleges joined the regulator’s classes.”

Webinars can be watched as a class or group, or individually. You can ask questions live.