Paraguay

GMW national coordinator: Comision Nacional de Valores Participating organisations: Fundación Capital, Itau Asset Management, Bolsa de Valores de Asunción, Regional Casa de Bolsa, World Wildlife Fund, United Nations Development Programme, Principles for Responsible Investment, Development Bank of Latin America, LUFINDO, Cámara Paraguaya de Fintech, United Nations Organization, Alliance for Financial Inclusion, Fundación Paraguaya, FINDO, SMEs Federation Total number of participating organisations: 16 Number of children and young people reached directly: 831 Number of adults reached directly: 690 Number of people reached indirectly: Not reported

The Comisión Nacional de Valores of Paraguay (CNV) participated in Global Money Week 2022 by organising 15 online open free-of-charge conferences including 20-minute talks to the public. Several stakeholders from the financial sector, cooperation agencies and civil society were invited as lecturers. Each of them presented on a topic related to money, finance, financial education and inclusion, investor protection, while also highlighting important information within their own fields of expertise.

The first series of virtual talks took place on March 21 and was attended by 409 participants. Three conferences took place, with representatives of a brokerage house, the stock exchange and an investment management firm heading discussions about how to invest safely in the Paraguayan stock market.

The second series of virtual talks took place on day two of GMW, hosting 319 participants. Three conferences took place, with representatives of prestigious international organisations and a FinTech education platform presenting about financial education.

On March 23, 285 participants took part in the third series of virtual talks. Three conferences took place with representatives of foundations and prestigious international organisations speaking about financial education.

The fourth series of talks took place on March 24. 260 attendees took part in these conferences where representatives of industry associations and a FinTech company shared thoughts about financial technologies (FinTech).

Lastly, the fifth series of talks took place on March 25 and had 248 participants. Representatives of prestigious international organisations gave speeches on various topics involving sustainable finance.

In addition, Q&A sessions were included at the end of every series of talks. CNV made it clear to participants that further comments or questions about the event and its contents could be done via email and social media. Presentations made during the event were published at CNV’s website: https://www.cnv.gov.py. All attendees received a certificate of participation of GMW2022.