Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs may be squirreling away billions of dollars. But ordinary citizens in that vast nation are feeling the squeeze from a …
How a Unified Approach is Improving Financial Literacy in India
June 23, 2017
Like many developing countries, India lags badly in financial literacy. Three quarters of adults in India do not understand basic money concepts—an especially brutal statistic …
Uganda’s Small-Country Blueprint for Raising Financial Literacy
April 21, 2017
The Bank of Uganda began taking financial literacy seriously four years ago—seizing on a 2011 study documenting individuals’ poor access to financial products. Today, the …
‘Spocking a Fiver’ and Other Financial Literacy Lessons
March 14, 2017
In Canada, folks have taken to a peculiar practice with their currency. They call it “Spocking their fivers.” Individuals have been doing it for years, …