University of Economics and Business
 
Lecturers from the UEB attended the conference on Financial Education and Consumer Protection

Receiving the invitation from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Dr. Dinh Thi Thanh Van – Associate Dean of Faculty of Finance and Banking, VNU University of Economics and Business attended the conference on Role of Financial Education and Consumer Protection in Supporting Financial Inclusion in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 21 and 22 November 2019.


Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development was founded in 1961 on the basis of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development with 20 co-founding countries including the US, Japan, the UK and Germany. The initial goal of OECD is to develop strong economy in member countries, promote and enhance market economy, expand free trade and economic development in industrialized countries. In recent years, OECD expanded its operation area and sharing research products as well as development experiences for developing countries. For that, OECD and WB are the biggest organizers concerning financial eradication, financial literacy, fintech and consumer protection.
 
 
Discussion sessions in Conference 
The conference was co-held by National Bank of Cambodia, ADBI and OECD aiming at providing forum for discussion the best practices in enhancing financial education and consumer protection in order to promote financial literacy in Cambodia and countries in Asean.
 
 Dr. Dinh Thi Thanh Van presents in the Conference
Dr. Dinh Thi Thanh Van was invited to chair the second session on Evaluating financial understanding on the first day of the conference and present the research spotlight on role of fintech in enhancing financial literacy in Asia and propose some experiences financial education in Vietnam on the second day. Her presentation highlighted the innovation and creativity as well as development of ecology and infrastructure for fintech companies. She also presented experiences in cooperation with fintech companies in Vietnam.
Dr. Dinh Thi Thanh Van takes photo with experts on Financial Education (Dr. Adele Atkinson, OECD và Dr. Lilian Koh, NTU) 
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