{"id":249368,"date":"2020-06-01T16:24:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T16:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/2020\/06\/01\/249368\/"},"modified":"2020-06-01T16:24:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T16:24:32","slug":"armenias-central-bank-and-alliance-for-financial-inclusion-organizing-5th-eastern-europe-central-asia-initiative-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/en\/2020\/06\/01\/249368\/","title":{"rendered":"Armenia’s central bank and Alliance for Financial Inclusion organizing 5th Eastern Europe & Central Asia Initiative Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

YEREVAN, June 1. \/ARKA\/.<\/strong> The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) are organizing the 5th Eastern Europe & Central Asia Initiative (ECAPI) Meeting from 1 – 3 June 2020. The meeting will be held virtually given the unprecedented magnitude of the global crisis posed by COVID-19 which has hit more than 210 countries with more than 3.6 million confirmed cases globally, the Central bank of Armenia said, citing AFI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ECAPI is the primary\nplatform for AFI member institutions in the EECA region to support and develop\ntheir financial inclusion policy and regulatory frameworks and to coordinate\nregional peer learning efforts \u2014 aiming to resolve regional challenges and\nelevate the voice of the EECA region on key financial inclusion policy issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the context of\nimplementing the ECAPI deliverables, the Experts Group on Financial Inclusion\nPolicy (EGFIP) will meet virtually from the 1 – 3 June 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EGFIP\ncomprises of technical staff from AFI member institutions in EECA region who\nare nominated as primary or alternate members and are directly involved in the\ntechnical work of financial inclusion. As a part of the agenda, the meeting\nwill also specifically cover the implications of COVID-19 for the EECA region\nand explore peer learning opportunities to address specific challenges in\nresponding to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the meeting\nwill conduct a Developed – Developing Country dialogue on the topic\nof cybersecurity followed by member training on digital financial literacy.\nOfficials who have been closely involved in the work related to regulations on\nDFS with a focus on cybersecurity and financial literacy would benefit most\nfrom this training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, in\nconjunction with the 5th Eastern Europe & Central Asia Initiative (ECAPI)\nMeeting from 1 – 3 June 2020 co-hosted together with the Central Bank of\nArmenia (CBA), the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) is organizing a\nvirtual member training on Digital Financial Literacy in the Digital Era on 3\nJune 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the\ntraining, participants will be able to incorporate or strengthen a digital\nfinancial literacy (DFL) perspective into their existing National Financial\nEducation Strategy (NFES) initiatives. Participants will also learn how to:\nIdentify the role of financial regulators in driving DFL amongst consumers,\ndifferent approaches adopted by developed and emerging economies on promoting\neffective DFL initiative, with a focus on digitization of rural areas,\nespecially for women and the elderly, identify the relevant best practices of\neffective coordination and collaboration amongst stakeholders from public and\nprivate sector for implementation of DFL strategy\/initiatives, demonstrate how\nto integrate gender inclusive perspective while designing DFL policies and\ninitiatives<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training\nmethodology will be panel discussion, with participants\u2019 sharing their\nknowledge and experiences, including Q&A section as well as a group\nexercise and a presentation. -0-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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