The three days of the Young Factor closes and four central bankers - Ignazio Visco, François Villeroy, Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernandez de Cos - sign "a commitment that will see them involved in the International Advisory Board of the Permanent Young Publishers Observatory with the aim of bring more economic and financial education to Europe ".
To give the announcement that preceded the signing of the memorandum, the president of the Observatory, Andrea Ceccherini, who underlined how "financial education is no longer an optional but a must to be citizens, for those who want to be involved and not out of the game ".
"Economic and financial education is of fundamental importance for our cultural, civic, social and political spheres. A society better informed on economic and financial dynamics - reads the text of the memorandum - is also fundamental for promoting democracy and addressing adverse political, social or environmental scenarios ".
Furthermore, the "strengthening of the sense of belonging to the European Union, not only as a confederation of member states, but also as a community of ideals and people, will help us to carry on the dream of its founders to create peace and prosperity for the new generations. "concludes the memorandum
