France

2024 France Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • Bank of France (Banque de France)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Banque de France, IEDOM-IEOM, Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique; Ministère de l’Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse; Ministère du Travail, de la Santé et des Solidarités et la Délégation régionale à l’emploi et à la formation professionnelle;  Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire; Comité Consultatif du Secteur Financier (CCSF); Autorités des Marchés Financiers (AMF); Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF); France Assureurs; Association Française de La Gestion Financière (AFG); Association des Sociétés Financières (ASF); Association Nationale des Conseils Financiers (ANACOFI); Consommation Logement Cadre de Vie (CLCV); UFC Que Choisir; Institut National de la Consommation (INC); Familles Rurales; Fédération Crésus; Secours Catholique; La Croix Rouge; Union Nationale des Associations Familiales (UNAF); Union Nationale des Centres Communaux d’Action Sociale (UNCCAS); La Finance Pour Tous (IEFP); Finances et Pédagogie; France ESF; Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CPME); Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie (CCI); Chambre des Métiers et de l’Artisanat (CMA); Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF); Union des Entreprises de Proximité (U2P).

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 31

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 7 240 

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 6 600

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 4 600

In 2024, the Global Money Week was celebrated in France with more than 635 workshops all over the country. More than 13 830 people, including children, students, volunteers, social workers, associations, and entrepreneurs learnt about scams, frauds, budgeting, savings, insurance, etc. Several financial games were played during the week, among them “Mes Questions d’Argent” (“my money matters”), “#Aventure Entrepreneur”, “J’invite un banquier dans ma classe” (“I invite a banker in my school”), Dilemme Education, Budgetissimo, among others. An online quiz on financial education was also proposed on social networks, especially Instagram, with 2 300 participants.

As for national events, the Global Money Week opened with three webinars about 'Fraud and cybersecurity in your business: understanding the risks and threats and protecting yourself from them', 'The economic cost of financial scams' and 'Identify scams and know how to react', which reached 1 300 people. Furthermore, the GMW included the final of the economics competition called “Generation €uro Student’s award”, the awards ceremony for the winners of the contest named “Economic Excellence Prize”.

The information and videos were broadcasted through dedicated online portals for France budgetary and financial education www.mesquestionsdargent.fr and www.mesquestionsdentrepreneur.fr and on https://www.youtube.com/c/EDUCFIBanquedeFrance.


2023 France Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • Bank of France (Banque de France)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique ; Ministère de l’Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse ; Ministère des Solidarités, de l'Autonomie et des Personnes handicapées ; Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté alimentaire ; Comité Consultatif du Secteur Financier (CCSF); Autorités des Marchés Financiers (AMF); Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF); France assureurs; Association Française de La Gestion Financière (AFG); Association des Sociétés Financières (ASF); Association Nationale des Conseils Financiers (ANACOFI); Consommation Logement Cadre de Vie (CLCV); UFC Que Choisir; Institut National de la Consommation (INC); Familles Rurales; Fédération Crésus; Secours Catholique; La Croix Rouge; Union Nationale des Associations Familiales (UNAF); Union Nationale des Centres Communaux d’Action Sociale (UNCCAS); La Finance Pour Tous; Finances et Pédagogie ; France ESF; Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CPME); Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie (CCI); Chambre des Métiers et de l’Artisanat (CMA); Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF); Union des Entreprises de Proximité (U2P)

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 29

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 5 130

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 2 451

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • Not reported

This year, the Global Money Week was celebrated in France with more than 500 workshops all over the country. More than 7500 people, including students, volunteers, social workers, associations, and entrepreneurs learnt about various subjects such as budgeting, savings, insurance, scams, etc. Several board games were played during the week, among them “Mes Questions d’Argent” (“my money matters”), “#Aventure Entrepreneur”, “J’invite un banquier dans ma classe” (“I invite a banker in my school”), Dilemme Education, Budgetissimo, among others. An online quiz on financial education was also proposed on social networks. As a national event, the Global Money Week opened with a webinar dedicated to the presentation of the different types of online banking offers. During this meeting, the differences between traditional banks, online banks, payment institutions and electronic money institutions were discussed. The goal was to make it easier for participants to understand these various institutions and services and to pick the offer that matches the most with the needs of the users. The national and neutral internet portal for budgetary and financial education content in France (www.mesquestionsdargent.fr) was presented during the meeting, with the objective of helping participants to find the information they need afterwards.


Furthermore, the GMW included the final of the economics competition called “Generation €uro Student’s award”, the awards ceremony for the winners of the contest named “Economic Excellence Prize” and a conference for teachers and entrepreneurs' coaches to discover pedagogical tools to learn about accounting and corporate financial management, including the game “#Aventure Entrepreneur” and the national financial education website for entrepreneurs (www.mesquestionsdentrepreneur.fr).


2022 France Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • Bank of France (Banque de France)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Relance; Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports; Ministères des Solidarités et de la Santé; Ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, Comité Consultatif du Secteur Financier (CCSF); Autorités des Marchés Financiers (AMF); Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF); France assureurs; Association Française de La Gestion Financière (AFG); Association des Sociétés Financières (ASF); Association Nationale des Conseils Financiers (ANACOFI); Consommation Logement Cadre de Vie (CLCV); UFC Que Choisir; Institut National de la Consommation (INC); Familles Rurales; Fédération Crésus; Secours Catholique; La Croix Rouge; Union Nationale des Associations Familiales (UNAF); l’Union Nationale des Centres Communaux d’Action Sociale (UNCCAS); La Finance Pour Tous; Finances et Pédagogie ; France ESF; Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CPME); Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie (CCI); Chambre des Métiers et de l’Artisanat (CMA); Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF); Union des Entreprises de Proximité (U2P)

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 30

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 8,000

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 2,000

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • Not reported

Bank of France led Global Money Week 2022 activities in France. Over 500 in-person financial awareness workshops were offered to children, youth and adults throughout the country. Several board games were played during the week, among them “Mes Questions d’Argent” (“My Money Matters”), “J’invite un banquier dans ma classe” (“I invite a banker inside my school”), Dilemme Education, Budgetissimo, and others. Online quiz on financial education was organised on social networks. The application Finquiz was promoted while a MOOC on money and payments' means was opened to an unlimited number of participants for a 5 week-period as of March 21st.

As a national event, the Global Money Week opened with a webinar. The presentation was broadcasted through dedicated online portals for France budgetary and financial education www.mesquestionsdargent.fr and www.mesquestionsdentrepreneur.fr These internet portals gave access to all updates and information. Street interviews were carried out and portals were used to find answers to day-to-day financial questions.

The week was closed with a web conference about insurance and financial scams where 4,200 students gathered to watch. In addition, three winners of a competition called “Economic Excellence Prize” were announced and awarded.


2021 France Global Money Week

GMW NATIONAL COORDINATOR:

  • The Bank of France (Banque de France)

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Ministère de l’éducation nationale de la jeunesse et des sports, Ministère des solidarités et de la santé, Ministère de l'économie des finances et de la relance, Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, AMF, Anacofi, Association des Sociétés Financières, CCSF, Cité de l'Economie Citeco, Consommation Logement Cadre de Vie, Crésus, Institut National Consommation, Institut pour l’Education Financière du Public (La Finance Pour Tous), Familles Rurales, la Fédération bancaire française, la Fédération Française d’Assurance, Finances & Pédagogie, France ESF, La Croix Rouge, OCDE, Secours Catholique, UFC Que Choisir, UNCCAS, UNAF, la CPME, CCI, CMA, Medef, U2P et d'autres.

TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • 30

NUMBER OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 5,000

NUMBER OF ADULTS REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 2,000

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • Not reported

The Bank of France celebrated Global Money Week 2021, from 22 to 28 March, with games, quiz on financial education and finance-themed social media campaign. Throughout the Week, workshops and financial literacy awareness sessions were offered for children, students and for adults. Several games were played during the Week, among them “Mes Questions d’Argent” (“My Money Matters”), “J’invite un banquier dans ma classe” (“I invite a banker inside my school”) or FinQuizJeunes application. A “financial passport” was created for middle school students, as a way to teach financial education. Many goodies, containing educational messages, were awarded to players and winners. The Week came to a close with a conference gathering 6 French IAE universities. Key topics for students were discussed; among them Fintech, Green Finance and financial scams. The Bank of France closed the sessions by rewarding the three winners of a competition named Economic Excellence Prize, which gathered 1,522 students throughout the country.


2019 France Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Banque de France

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • ANACOFI, Centres techniques régionaux de la consommation, CRESUS, Finances & Pédagogie, Institut National de la Consommation, Institut pour l’éducation financière du public, Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 4 318

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 60 104

Banque de France
For GMW2019, Banque de France, together with its partners, hosted many different workshops and games for both students and adults. Throughout the Week, over 15,000 children and youth were reached directly and indirectly. Across the country, workshops and activities were organised for children in the Bank’s premises and schools. The children were able to receive information and learn from best-practice examples by the game “Mes Questions D’argent” and the book “Mon Cahier Financier”. Children participated in a competition for the Economic Excellence Prize and every child received an EDUCFI Passport after correctly answering a 20-question quiz at the end of each session. Additionally, the partner organisation organised sessions for not only children, but also adults, to teach them how to handle one’s budget.


2018 France Global Money Week

LEADING ORGANISATIONS:

  • Banque de France

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

  • European Financial Planning Association (EFPA), Finances & Pedagogie (F&P), French Banking Federation (FBF), National Financial Counseling Association (ANACOFI), National Institute for consumer Affairs (INC), Public Financial Education Institute (IEFP), Regional Technical Centers of Consumer Affairs (CRTC)

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED DIRECTLY:

  • 4 000

NUMBER OF PEOPLE REACHED INDIRECTLY:

  • 55 000

Banque de France
This was the first time that Banque de France participated in Global Money Week. Banque de France is a ‘national strategy for financial education operator’. Workshops and visits to classes were organised to discuss budgeting and bank accounts, as well as trying to raise awareness in a fun way with the game “My questions on money”. Multiple partners participated by organising similar activities. During this week, Banque de France employees were widely mobilized at the headquarters, as well as within their branch network. More than 3000 secondary school and high school students participated in the various workshops and activities. The Banque de France, in collaboration with Finances & Pedagogie, organised multiple workshops. The subjects of the workshops were as follows:

  • “How to manage your budget?” workshop. The aim of this workshop was to help participants understand how to budget and understanding why budgeting is important, by way of real-life budgeting examples.
  • “My first bank account” workshop. Participants discovered the usefulness of bank accounts, as well as tips on how to use them properly. The main means of payment were introduced. Students learnt how to fill out a check and how to recognize the different security signs on euros banknotes.
  • “Selfie-posters” workshop. During this workshop, students were asked to reflect on the importance of savings and money matters, by way of GMW posters. These posters, each greatly original, led to lively discussions on the place of money in our world and the need to understand its usefulness.
  • “My questions on money”. All students preview-tested a board game with questions adapted to their age. A funny way of approaching money matters and developing knowledge on several themes (budget, means of payment, credit, insurance, purchases/expenses). These one-hour game sessions were met with great enthusiasm.

During the various workshops, participants took a 20-question quiz to evaluate their progress. At the end of the day, each student received an EDUCFI passport (a diploma attesting basic knowledge on budget and financial education). During this exciting week, 4 high school students in Management Science were honored during the Economic Excellence Award. The ceremony took place at the Banque de France headquarters in Paris on March 15, 2018, in the presence of the Deputy Director for Individuals, representatives from the Créteil Inspection Académique, and students from the four laureate classes. The 98 participants worked on the topic “developments in the labour market in France for 10 years”. Furthermore, the Public Financial Education Institute (IEFP) organised a session for a class. The French Banking Federation organised an session in elementary schools with a game “I invite a banker to my class”. EFPA France organised at University Paris 13 a conference on a responsible manner to spend money, for all students. The speakers were Mrs Fare, a researcher specialized in local currencies and Mr Abel, co-founder of the Montreuil’s local currency. The purpose was to emphasize the impacts of spending money. This first participation in GMW was a great success and helped to raise awareness among thousands of young people across France, thanks to the Banque de France employees and its numerous partners. The class teachers who participated in this edition have already expressed their interest to renew the experience next year!


2016 France Global Money Week

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PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS:

DATE OF THE EVENT:

  • 14th - 20th of March

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDRAN AND YOUTH ENGAGED:

  • 491

This was the African Youth Advocate Platform’s first time taking part in Global Money Week! Ms. Sana Afouaiz (CEO of the African Youth Advocate Platform, a women’s advocate and human rights activist) hosted an international Expert Talk together with Mr. Majid Mirza Hussain (expert on youth employment) and Ms. Bistra Kumbaroska (Entrepreneur and CEO of Impact Hub Vienna). The topics discussed focused on the importance of saving and financial literacy, youth employment and entrepreneurship and gender-equality.

Ms. Afouaiz was based in Paris, France but youth from around the world joined the discussion.

“Women are neglected in many parts of the world, especially in the developing countries where they find it difficult to develop ideas and get proper funding to bring up entrepreneurs” Ms. Bistra
“Obviously we need to provide more investments in youth; investments in education, skills training, sexual and reproductive health services, availability of credit” Ms. Sana Afouaiz
“The qualities of education will provide the marginalized community skills in terms of financial sustainability and through behaviour and social change”. Mr. Majid

2014 France Global Money Week

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DATE OF THE EVENT:

  • 17th of March

NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED:

  • 10

Youth, together with Child & Youth Finance International rang the Euronext Paris stock exchange closing bell on Monday 17 March. The ceremony marked the end of 8 days of celebration around the world in aid of raising public awareness about the need for financial literacy, jobs for youth, and entrepreneurship skills during the 2014 edition of Global Money Week.

The need for financial education and greater financial inclusion has never been greater in Europe, with youth unemployment at historic all-time highs. Paris NYSE/Euronext showed a great symbolic commitment of the business community toward young people, their dreams, and financial future by inviting youth to the ‘closing of the exchange’ ceremony.

During Global Money Week, more than 20 stock exchanges worldwide invited youth to visit the stock exchange, learn about money, participate in "ring the bell ceremonies", and to share their ideas and opinions with business leaders.


2013 France Global Money Week

NAME OF THE ORGANISING ENTITY:

  • Finances & Pédagogie (NGO)

DATE OF THE EVENT:

  • 15th - 21st of March

In France the project « Stock Market Learning » initiated in Germany and supported by the european Savings Banks. Students who took part were from five different countries (France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg and Sweden) and each one of them had to maintain a fake capital account of € 50000. The project ended at 31st of january 2022 and the winners of the contest were announced during Global Money Week.