SME BUSINESS REVIEW

The Financial Literacy and Education Commission's July 27 meeting highlighted the need to prepare consumers for digital finance, online financial information, and new forms of financial risk.

Research from CEBR, the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Foundation for Banking & Finance points to persistent gaps in financial knowledge among UK adults and teenagers.

Financial reform has opened African financial systems to competition and capital, but its developmental promise depends on sound institutions, effective supervision, regional integration and access to productive finance.

The OECD's call for Singapore and Japan to join its financial literacy assessment highlights the need to measure whether students can apply money skills beyond the classroom.

New business bankers, financial coaching, philanthropic funding, and education programs will help entrepreneurs strengthen financial readiness and pursue procurement opportunities tied to the LA28 Games.