国内英语资讯:Economic Watch: China eyes consumer financial literacy improvement
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 8-- <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catchphrase">catchphrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="market">market</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Baoluo">Baoluo</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="Achievement">Achievement</span> (<span word="JA">JA</span>) <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="with">with</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> 1984, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issuer">issuer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solicit">solicit</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span>. <span word="Investors">Investors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="HSBC">HSBC</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="defines">defines</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="knowledgeable">knowledgeable</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="depreciation">depreciation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="assets">assets</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> (<span word="PBOC">PBOC</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span>' <span word="average">average</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="was">was</span> 63.71, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="questionnaire">questionnaire</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PBOC">PBOC</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> 18,600 <span word="samples">samples</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> 600 <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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