The \u201cYoung Factor\u201d national project is aimed at promoting a better economic and financial culture amongst young Italians. Already during the 2014\/2015 academic year, this initiative involved 330,081 students in Italian upper secondary schools.<\/p>\n
\u201cWherever the economic and financial culture is weaker, the downturn will be deeper\u201d, said Andrea Ceccherini, President of the Osservatorio Permanente Giovani \u2013 Editori, during his speech. \u201cDoes this explain why \u2013 Mr Ceccherini went on to say \u2013 the European countries with a weaker financial and economic culture are those that were hit hardest by the downturn? Maybe this means that there is a proportional negative ratio: less culture, more downturn. Ignorance has a cost, and our Country is paying a very high price for economic and financial ignorance. It is necessary to react with courage and we must contrast ignorance with more education\u201d. Finally Andrea Ceccherini said: \u201cOur new challenge stems from a desire to diffuse economic and financial literacy amongst the younger generation\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n
The meeting was moderated by Ferruccio de Bortoli, Editor Corriere della Sera, and the guest of honour was the former Governor of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, who, pressed by the questions put to him by Mr de Bortoli and the students in the audience, spoke of many European issues, from the Euro to the global downturn that hit many countries over the past few years as well as the importance and the need of a better economic and financial education for the young.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is extremely important for young people to acquire a knowledge in economics and finance \u2013 stated Jean Claude Trichet \u2013 and it is especially important they have a clear understanding of sound economics: projects such as Young Fa\u200ector are an asset\u201d \u2013 concluded the former ECB Governor.\u201d<\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JsXXXrswqVs” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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