Korea Citibank Conducts Economic and Financial Education for Youth in the Metaverse

Competition "A Sustainable World Created by Youth_Economy Edition" Held on the 30th

On the 30th of last month, Eom Kyung-sik, Head of Communications at Citibank Korea (second from the top right), delivered a greeting at the 'Sustainable World Created by Youth_Economy Edition Competition' on the online metaverse platform 'Gather Town'. Photo by Citibank Korea

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Korea Citibank announced on the 1st that it held the ‘Sustainable World Created by Youth_Economics Edition’ competition in collaboration with the Korea YWCA Federation.

This program is part of the ‘Think Money Financial Education Program’ that Korea Citibank has been operating with the Korea YMCA Federation since 2006. The goal is to cultivate proper financial values among youth and help them grow into healthy economic citizens who engage in independent and wise economic activities.

The competition recruited participants interested in solving community issues until September 3rd. After document screening and interim presentations, a total of 9 teams (37 participants) were selected as the final contestants.

This year, considering the COVID-19 situation, the event was held on the metaverse platform ‘Gather Town.’ Participants identified social issues in five areas?economy, gender equality, youth activities, peace, and environment?and shared ideas by contemplating solutions from an economic perspective.

Um Kyung-sik, Head of Communications at Korea Citibank, said in his greeting, “For 16 years, through the Think Money program, we have consistently supported financial education for youth who will be responsible for the future of finance in Korea,” and emphasized, “Along with financial education, we will provide various opportunities for youth to view social issues from their own perspectives and seek solutions independently for a sustainable society.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.