Kosovo Banking Association marks World Savings Day 2019

Press Release
Pristine 30 Oct 2019 

Under the motto "Saving for children today is a wonderful gift for their tomorrow!", today the Kosovo Banking Association organized various educational activities with Naim Frashëri Elementary School students headed by the Deputy Principal Mrs. Drita Qorolli and students of Qamil Batalli Elementary School, with Principal Mr. Liridon Maliqi, thus marking the World Savings Day, which is organized by financial institutions worldwide.

Through these activities, the Chief Executive Officer of the Kosovo Banking Association, Mr. Petrit Balija conveyed the message of the Kosovo banking sector to the students about the importance of saving and the benefits that savings bring if practiced from an early age and have informed them that banks, in order to help children save money, have enabled opening of saving bank accounts for children free of charge through their parents, so that as they grow older they can use the funds raised for further education or other personal needs.

Fourth grade students in these schools were given packages with educational materials as well as savings boxes. This organization was supported by the commercial banks of Kosovo, which are also members of the Kosovo Banking Association.

This date was set as World Savings Day at a convention held in Milan after World War I with the aim of raising awareness and the importance of savings. In Kosovo, the World Savings Day has started to be celebrated by the Kosovo Banking Association since 2014.