Know the right investment tools
To avoid getting scammed
Ouagadougou will host the first edition of Savings and Investment Week (SEI) on February 9 and 10, 2024. This was announced by the organizers of the activity, during a press conference which took place on Friday February 2, 2024. This event is an initiative of the marketing and communication agency IMPULSION AGENCE CONSEIL and of the Association for Public Financial Education (APEFP). It aims to strengthen the general public’s knowledge of financial education.
According to the Director of IMPULSION AGENCE CONSEIL, Christophe Yameogo, the SEI is an initiative which aims to provide the necessary knowledge to the general public to enable them to make informed decisions for the good management of their finances. For him, money is a tool and the skills to manage it can be learned. He deplores that because of the lack of knowledge of the principles of financial management and investment, Burkinabè people are victims of scams. “Our project aims to prevent these kinds of things from happening again and allow the general public to know the right investment tools,” he said.
Listening to it, the SEI will allow participants to have information on the promising sectors in Burkina Faso and investment tools little known to the general public such as real estate, the stock market, etc. He adds that it was designed as a meeting to strengthen the financial literacy of households in various areas of personal finance such as the relationship of citizens with financial institutions, insurance, savings and investment.
This first edition of the SEI is placed under the sponsorship of the Minister of Economy, Finance and Foresight, Dr Aboubacar Nacanabo. All players in the financial system will be there.
According to the president of the organizing committee, Aboubacar Ben Nombré, during the two days of work, conferences-debates, master classes, key notes and opportunities to meet professional experts are planned at the stands. For him, the SEI offers a unique opportunity for players in the financial world to interact directly with their clients and potential clients and for populations to be able to improve their knowledge of the world of finance which is becoming more complex day by day with the ever-increasing arrival new products and services.
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