The Hellenic Bank Association (HBA) participates for a ninth consecutive year with relevant activities in the "European Money Week" of the European Banking Federation and "Global Money Week" of OECD. 

In this context, the sixth National Competition of the European Money Quiz was successfully completed on March 21th. The competition was conducted online among 173 classes from 34 Gymnasiums and 34 High Schools in Greece, coming from Achaia, Aitoloakarnanía, Arcadia, Attica, Chania Crete, Cyclades, Fokida, Heraklion Crete, Ilia, Kavala, Kozani, Larissa, Lasithi Crete, Lesvos, Magnesia, Pella, Phthiotida, Rhodope, Thessaloniki and Voiotia. 

The winner was class A8 of the 4th High School in Larissa, followed by class C5 of the 12th Gymnasium in Heraklion Crete and class A3 of the High School "Fryganiotis School" in Thessaloniki.

The National Competition is only the first part of the joint initiative with the European Banking Federation concerning financial education programs for pupils aged 13-15 years old, as the winning class will represent with two students its school and Greece in the European Money Quiz Competition, which will take place in Brussels on Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th of May 2023.

The first three winning classes will receive a PC for their school.

HBA warmly thanks all the schools, students and teachers for their participation in the national competition and the interest they have shown in this initiative. Significant was also the contribution of the relevant Directorate of the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs and the Institute of Education Policy for disseminating the competition throughout the country.

Financial Literacy has been increasingly recognized as an important individual life skill in a majority of economies. HBA aim through this initiative, is to make financial education possible/accessible even in the most remote areas of Greece. Thus, the EMQ dedicated website www.hba.gr/info/emq will remain active throughout the year so that the Games and the digital book "First Steps in Finance" (Greek Edition) can be accessed by all, students, teachers and parents.