2 March 2026

• EuroSteps Walking Challenge: pan-European initiative to promote financial literacy
• Panel discussion with ECB President Christine Lagarde; Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece; Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank; and Tabea Bucher-Koenen, Co-Director of the Mannheim Institute of Financial Education; moderation by Patrick Jenkins, Chair of the Financial Times’ Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
• Central bank financial literacy network renews commitment to implement targeted actions for women and focus on impact measurement

The European Central Bank (ECB) today hosted an event to mark International Women’s Day, addressing financial literacy with a special emphasis on the gender gap.

“Financial literacy shapes choices across an entire lifetime. And right now, too many women are making those choices without the knowledge and the know-how they need,” ECB President Christine Lagarde told attendees. “Closing this gap matters because it…