KUALA LUMPUR: A multi-agency coordination office hosted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will be established in January to improve financial awareness and address growing risks.
BNM Governor Datuk Seri Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour said the office will align financial literacy programmes across agencies, bringing together representatives from the Securities Commission, Employees Provident Fund and the Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency, alongside the central bank.
He said the move would allow financial education efforts to be carried out in a more structured and impactful way.
The initiative, he said, comes as financial literacy is increasingly viewed as a…