Mr Jackson was speaking at the First Annual Financial Literacy and education conference organized by the Federation of Financial Educators and Organizations (FFEO) in Accra. The Conference is on the theme: “Reshaping the Future of Finance through Digitization.”The Annual Financial Literacy and Education Conference is an annual public awareness campaign on financial literacy concepts that help people make financial decisions. It also sought to build alliances, collaborate, share information, and challenge perspectives relating to their engagement in the area of Financial Education and how they could take advantage of the opportunities in digitization in the financial industry. He said financial literacy and empowerment for businesses especially the SME sector was essential for the development of the business environment. Mr Mensah said financial planning was one of the big problems some businesses face and that SMEs with this knowledge would propel their growth.

Source: GhanaWeb August 20, 2021 21:00 UTC