Luanda: The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, which will be presented for public consultation in March, will be aligned with the National Development Plan (PDN 2023-2027) in order to facilitate compliance with the measures, said the Director of the Financial Inclusion Department of the National Bank of Angola (BNA), Edilson Pimenta, on Tuesday.

According to Angola Press News Agency, the BNA official made the statement at the end of the 4th ordinary meeting of the Coordination Committee of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, chaired by the Minister of State for Economic Coordination, Jos© de Lima Massano.

Edilson Pimenta stated that the national strategy aims to increase the country's literacy rate, which is currently below 50% of the population over the age of 15. He emphasized that the document will be available for public consultation for about a month and urged for collective contributions to ensure it truly reflects the population's vision for improving socio-economic conditions.

Further, Pimenta highlighted that the awareness-raising process developed by the Ministry of Justice includes campaigns to register and issue ID cards to the population. The goal is to develop joint actions between the various parties involved to boost the level of financial literacy in the country.

The Coordination Committee's mission is to define the guiding principles of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, promote initiatives aimed at it, and conduct diagnostic studies through an analytical and in-depth assessment of the state of financial inclusion across the nation.

The Committee is coordinated by the Minister of State for Economic Coordination and includes the heads of the Ministries of Finance, Planning, Social Action, Family and Advancement of Women, Justice and Human Rights, Telecommunications, Information Technology and Social Communication, Education, and the Coordinator of the Council of Financial System Supervisors.