Today (23), the Banco de Moçambique launched a contest in light of the “Economics for All” programme in 22 select secondary schools nationwide.  The innitiative was aimed at 8th and 12th grade students, so as to provide them with basic concepts on inflation and the activity of the central bank.

For 8^th grade students, the contest's theme was “Why is keeping inflation low important for you and your family?”, while for 12^th grade students the theme was “Why is the Banco de Moçambique important for you and your family?”

The contest comprises three phases, namely (i) one true or false questionnaire, where the top 30 will move to the second phase of the contest and visit the headquarters and branches of the Banco de Moçambique on June 16; (ii) essay, poetry and video contest on the topics proposed; (iii) tabulation of winners and handover of prizes.

This contest enjoys the active participation of select teachers from each school, in order to provide them with knowledge on the central bank and inflation, which will prove useful in the teaching and learning process.

In each province, branch directors or their representatives launched the event, at the schools where the contest is set to take place. In general, the directors talked about the contest's objectives and methodology and the distribution of brochures that will support students in assimilating the concepts covered.