Freedom Broker Armenia launches Freedom Academy: Finance for All
Freedom Broker Armenia is launchingnbsp;nbsp;Freedom Academy, a new project aimed at raising the financial literacy of the Armenian population. br /
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YEREVAN, 25 July. /ARKA/. Freedom Broker Armenia is launching Freedom Academy, a new project aimed at raising the financial literacy of the Armenian population.
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‘We are convinced that if a person is ready to invest in his/her education, and it is not necessarily about financial means, but also about time, it will definitely provide the best ‘return’. We have a mission - we wish to contribute to the welfare of Armenian citizens by raising the level of their knowledge in the sphere of personal finance management,’ said Georgi Melkonyan, Head of Educational Projects at Freedom Broker Armenia.
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He highlighted the following priority areas of development: social projects, public education, supporting state programmes and working with the corporate sector.
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In particular, he noted that Freedom Academy will prioritise socially disadvantaged families, children and military personnel within the framework of social projects.
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Melkonyan also said that the university partners will hold biannual scientific forums on the topic of investments and implement joint educational programmes. Moreover, it is planned to co-operate with schools to help children build financial thinking from childhood.
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He said that the educational initiative ed has both online and offline components. The courses will provide information on how the securities market functions and what underpins analytics. The educational materials have been prepared in such a way as to be understandable to people who are not professionals in this field. -0-
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