Supporting Financial Literacy Improvement, Airlangga Invites The Young Generation To Save

Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto (Photo: between)

JAKARTA - The government together with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) continues to encourage increased financial literacy and inclusion in Indonesia, especially understanding and the practice of saving, one of which is through the One Account One Student (KEJAR) program to encourage every student to have a savings account.

The Young Generation, such as Generation Z and Generation Alpha, has great potential to participate in the digital financial sector, both as talents, business actors, and smart consumers.

"Saving is always good. Saving is always good, because we don't know there is an impromptu need in the future. So prepare for emergency or emergency things. Besides that, of course, as long as the younger siblings continue to study, usually the smart student always does smart saving. Be smart, smart students to save," said Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto in his official statement, Friday, August 22.

Airlangga also reminded students to always ensure that the banks or financial applications used are official and supervised by the OJK for the safety of their money.

Furthermore, Airlangga had an interactive dialogue with elementary, junior high, and high school students, as well as students who attended and appreciated those who had saved and dared to carry out entrepreneurship activities both in the school environment and on campus.

I appreciate students who have started selling. And I appreciate that everything was stripped. So it means that the goods are paid first and then sent. This is extraordinary. No tolerance for trading. So I think that's how our economy can move if everyone does economic activities. So starting from saving, spending, and selling," he said.

Airlangga conveyed that by carrying out saving activities, not only strengthens personal economic resilience, but also makes students part of the financial system that participates in building the nation's economy.

Earlier in dialogue with students, first they saved, second they did the interesting spending, shopping, and third, they had some of them selling. They are whether selling their parents' products, whether on their own initiative to buy stationery, and also the equipment needed by other students. So the entrepreneurship is growing," concluded Airlangga.