Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - Prime Minister Hani Mulki, will patronize the launch of a national program of financial education in schools, which will kick off next week.

The program will be overseen by the National Steering Committee for the Deployment of Financial Literacy, which was formed by the Prime Minister and headed by Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) with the membership of several ministries, institutions from the public and private sector and civil society actors.

The national program of financial education in schools, is part of the central bank's national program for the deployment of financial literacy, which aims to deploy financial literacy among the society and constitute one of the pillars of the national strategy for financial inclusion and expand the coverage base of financial services.

CBJ governor, Ziad Fariz, said this program aims at including financial literacy as main course in school curricula between seventh and twelve grades.

It will also provide students with knowledge, skills, behaviors and ethics related to financial business, which enables them to make effective and sound financial decisions in their daily lives and in their future careers, the governor added.

The preparation and implementation of this program has been financed by banks, Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation and Al Hussein Fund for Excellence.