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Education and financial inclusion for indigenous peoples. This is the focus of the new research project that will be coordinated by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) through the Center for Financial Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) . Data collection among the members of the LAC Regional Network of Financial Education of the OECD is already underway and it is expected that, in the coming months, other interested parties will be involved in the study .
The interested in contribu go with inputs for research can come in contact with the CVM by e-mail c and c a p @ c v m . g o v . b r .
Pilot Project
The action taken based on a p r a j and T a p i l a t a , i n i c i a d a w and G to C V M h will q u to s and d a i s a n a s ,together with indigenous peoples in the Amazon.“ Thanks to the support of local entities such as UFPA, I had the opportunity to witness, even before the pandemic, how indigenous communities were financially vulnerable. This research project that is being initiated with the OECD will help us to deepen our understanding of the challenges and potential educational solutions suited to indigenous peoples in the region. The initiative tra ha useful subsidies for the design of interventions to improve financial literacy, with a positive impact for indigenous and other communities traditional”, commented José Alexandre Vasco, CVM’s superintendent of investor protection and guidance (SOI).
CVM and OECD Center for Financial Education
The Financial Education Center for Latin America and the Caribbean was created through a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Autarchy and the OECD . The agreement, started in 2016 , was renewed in 2020 , with the inclusion of themes such as financial innovation and sustainable finance.
The Regional Network, an arm of the International Financial Education Network (INFE) established by the OECD in 2008, is currently composed of 51 public authorities (central banks, financial market authorities, ministries of finance, social policy and education) and 22 countries of LAC.
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Access the OECD website for more information about the center and its activities , as well as about INFE .
