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OECD International Network on Financial Education OECD International Network on Financial Education Membership lists as at May 2020 Full members ........................................................................................................................ 1 Regular members ................................................................................................................. 3 Associate (full) member ....................................................................................................... 6 Associate (regular) members ............................................................................................... 6 Affiliate members ................................................................................................................. 6 More information about the OECD/INFE is available online at: www.oecd.org/finance/financial-education.htm │ 1 Full members Angola Capital Market Commission Armenia Office of the Financial System Mediator Central Bank Australia Australian Securities and Investments Commission Austria Central Bank of Austria (OeNB) Bangladesh Microcredit Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Finance Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority Brazil Central Bank of Brazil Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) Brunei Darussalam Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Ministry of Finance Canada Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Chile Comisión para el Mercado Financiero China (People’s Republic of) China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission Czech Republic Ministry of Finance Estonia Ministry of Finance Finland Bank of Finland France Banque de France Germany German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) Deutsche Bundesbank Guatemala Superintendencia de Bancos of Guatemala Haiti Ministry of Economy and Finance Bank of the Republic of Haiti Honduras Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros Hong Kong, China Investor and Financial Education Council Hungary National Bank of Hungary Ministry of Finance India Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority National Institute of Securities Markets Reserve Bank of India Securities and Exchange Board of India Indonesia Bank Indonesia Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (Financial Services Authority) Ireland Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Italy Bank of Italy Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) Commissione di Vigilanza sui Fondi Pensione (COVIP) Japan Bank of Japan Financial Services Agency Jordan Central Bank of Jordan Kazakhstan Agency for Regulation and Development of Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kenya Retirement Benefits Authority Korea Financial Supervisory Service Financial Services Commission Bank of Korea Latvia Financial and Capital Market Commission Lebanon Basil Fuleihan Institute of Finance - Ministry of Finance Banque du Liban Lesotho Central Bank of Lesotho Libya Central Bank of Libya Lithuania Bank of Lithuania Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier Malawi Reserve Bank of Malawi Malaysia Bank Negara Malaysia (Central Bank of Malaysia) Securities Commission Malaysia (SECCOM) Mexico Banco de Ahorro Nacional y Servicios Financieros (BANSEFI) National Commission for the Protection of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) Banco de México Ministry of Finance and Public Credit 2 │ Mongolia Central Bank Morocco Fondation Marocaine pour l'éducation financière Namibia Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) Nepal Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) Netherlands Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands New Zealand Commission for Financial Capability Nigeria Central Bank of Nigeria North Macedonia Coordinating Body of the Regulatory Authorities for Financial Education in Macedonia Norway Finansportalen - the Norwegian Consumer Council Pakistan State Bank of Pakistan Peru Superintendency of Banks, Insurance and Private Pension of Peru Poland Ministry of Finance Portugal Banco de Portugal Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários Romania Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) National Bank of Romania Russian Federation Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Saudi Arabia Saudia Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) Singapore Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Ministry of Manpower Slovak Republic National Bank of Slovakia South Africa Financial Sector Conduct Authority Spain Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores Banco de España Sweden Finansinspektionen Tanzania National Bank of Tanzania Thailand Bank of Thailand Turkey Central Bank Ukraine National Bank of Ukraine United Kingdom Money and Pensions Service United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Zambia Bank of Zambia Pensions and Insurance Authority │ 3 Regular members Albania Ministry of Education and Science Bank of Albania Angola National Bank of Angola Argentina Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina Comisión Nacional de Valores Aruba Central Bank of Aruba Australia The Treasury Reserve Bank of Australia Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Department of Social Services Financial Literacy Foundation Indigenous Land Corporation Austria Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Bhutan Royal Monetary Authority Bosnia and Herzegovina Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Banking Agency of Republika Srpska Brazil Ministry of Education The Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP) National Secretariat for Pension Funds, Ministry of Social Security National Secretariat for Consumer Protection (SENACON), Ministry of Justice National Superintendence of Complementary Pensions (PREVIC) Previdencia - Secretariat of Policies for Pension Funds British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission Burkina Faso Permanent Secretariat for Microfinance Promotion Cabo Verde Banco de Cabo Verde Cambodia National Bank of Cambodia Ministry of Economy and Finance Cameroon Financial Markets Commission Canada Department of Finance Canada Department of Employment and Social Development Canada Industry Canada Autorité des marchés financiers du Québec Ontario Ministry of Education Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Chile Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros Ministry of Finance of Chile Servicio Nacional del Consumidor (SERNAC), Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism China (People’s Republic of) China Institute for Educational Finance Research Financial Consumer Protection Bureau, People’s Bank of China Colombia Fondo de Garantías de Instituciones Financieras (FOGAFIN) Ministry of National Education Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia Banco de la República Banca de las Oportunidades Costa Rica Superintendencia General de Valores (SUGEVAL) Cote d'Ivoire Ministry of Economy and Finance Ministry of National Education Croatia Croatian National Bank Ministry of Finance Czech Republic Czech National Bank Denmark Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Money Pension Panel) Dominican Republic Superintendence of Banks Securities Superintendence Ecuador Superintendencia de Compañías y Valores Superintendencia de Bancos del Ecuador Superintendencia de Economía Popular y Solidaria Egypt Egyptian Banking Institute 4 │ Estonia Consumer Protection Board Financial Supervision Authority Ethiopia Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Federated States of Micronesia Insurance Board Fiji Reserve Bank of Fiji Finland Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Ministry of Employment and the Economy France Institut pour l'Éducation Financière du Public (IEFP) Georgia National Bank of Georgia Germany Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) Ghana Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Greece Hellenic Ministry of Employment and Social Protection Bank of Greece Hong Kong, China Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hungary Hungarian Competition Authority Iceland Ministry of Economic Affairs and Financial Services India Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Ireland Department of Finance Pensions Authority Bank of Ireland Israel Bank of Israel Ministry of Education Ministry of Finance Capital Markets, Insurance and Savings Authority Central Bureau of Statistics Italy Agenzia nazionale per l'attrazione degli investimenti e lo sviluppo d'impresa (Invitalia) Ministry of Economy and Finance Istituto per la Vigilanza sulle Assicurazioni (IVASS) Jamaica Financial Services Commission Kazakhstan Agency of the RK on regulation of activities of the RFCA Kenya Central Bank of Kenya Insurance Regulatory Authority Capital Markets Authority Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority (SASRA) Korea Ministry of Strategy and Finance Ministry of Health and Welfare Kosovo Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo Lebanon Economic and Social Fund for Development Ministry of Education and Higher Education Higher Council for Childhood - Ministry of Social Affairs Special Investigation Commission Lesotho Central Bank of Lesotho Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Libya Credit Information Center, Central Bank of Libya Macau, China Monetary Authority of Macau Malaysia Ministry of Education Malaysia Mali Ministry of Employment and Professional Training Malta Ministry for Education and Employment Mauritania Ministère des Affaires Économiques et du Développement Central Bank of Mauritania Mexico National Insurance and Bond Commission (CNSF) National Commission for the Retirement Savings System (CONSAR) National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) Montenegro Central Bank of Montenegro Morocco Bank Al-Maghrib Nepal Nepal Rastra Bank New Zealand Ministry
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