Women in leadership roles across Cyprus will gather in Nicosia on November 10 to discuss financial empowerment and ways to narrow the financial literacy gap between women and men. The initiative, led by the Central Bank of Cyprus and the Cyprus Financial Literacy and Education Committee (CyFLEC), aims to build confidence in financial decision-making and extend practical knowledge beyond the event itself.
Building Confidence Through Financial Knowledge
Held at The Landmark Nicosia, Autograph Collection, the event, titled “Financial Literacy for Cypriot Women,” will bring together women with influential roles in Cypriot society. Organisers say the gathering will create space for discussion about financial independence, informed decision-making and the practical skills women need to manage their finances with greater confidence.
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Under the theme “Learn, Decide, Progress,” the initiative also seeks to establish a network through which participants can share financial knowledge and experience across their professional, social and local communities. The goal is for attendees to become ambassadors of financial education, encouraging more women to take an active role in financial decisions.
From Discussion To Practical Action
The programme will open with remarks from Central Bank of Cyprus Governor Christodoulos Patsalides, who chairs CyFLEC, and Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, a member of the committee’s board of directors.
Philip Dennis, a professor at Durham University in the United Kingdom, will deliver a keynote address on gender differences in financial decision-making. The programme will then examine the financial literacy gap and the practical steps that could help reduce it.
A roundtable discussion, “Women and Financial Empowerment: The Persistent Gap and How We Can Bridge It,” will be moderated by Pani Karamanou, head of the Central Bank’s Financial Stability and Resolution Directorate-General. Participants will include Gender Equality Commissioner Josie Christodoulou and Financial Commissioner Valentina Georgiadou, who is also a financial literacy ambassador.
Extending The Conversation Beyond Nicosia
For CyFLEC, the event’s value will depend not only on the discussion in the room but also on what participants share afterward. By building a wider network of women equipped to pass on financial knowledge, the organisers hope to support better-informed decisions across communities throughout Cyprus.
Supported by the Moneypedia financial education platform, the event will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, November 10.
