The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) partnered with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), FPI, the South African Savings Institute and the National Credit Regulator (NCR) to improve financial literacy amongst South Africa’s youth.

This full day event held on Thursday, 11 August 2011 at the Sandton Convention Centre, saw over 200 youths, high school learners and univeristy students attending to know more about money matters. Given recent world events, the importance of investing and sticking to a long term plan is vitally important for the youth.

National Youth Financial Literacy Day, to be held annually, followed the July's national savings month and forms part of a project, by all the partners involved, aimed at growing the economy by taking financial knowledge and literacy to young people.

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