Thai Women Top Financial Literacy Index Ranking in Asiapac

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MasterCard Worldwide’s initial Index of Financial Literacy expelled Tuesday highlights that women opposite Asia/Pacific are financially savvy to some extent, in sold among a over-30, married and operative group.

 

But that a turn of financial education in women can be lifted further, generally among a younger generation, a news said.

 

Thai women surfaced a Financial Literacy Index with an Index measure of 73.9. They had a tip scores in Financial Planning (87.0) and Investments (69.3), outshining their peers in a other 13 Asia/Pacific markets surveyed.

 

Also notable was Vietnamese women, who took fourth place, with an altogether Index measure of 70.1.

 

“There is something to be pronounced for a clever opening of Thai and Vietnamese women in a rankings, these are markets where fast socio-economic enrichment has given women critical and profitable first-hand entrepreneurial experience.

 

“They also get bearing to financial formulation and income government concepts, pronounced Georgette Tan, vice-president, Communications, Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa, MasterCard Worldwide, in a matter Tuesday.

 

In contrast, grown markets South Korea (55.9) and Japan (59.9) creates adult a reduce spectrum of a Index.

 

The MasterCard Index of Financial Literacy is formed on a consult of consumers from 24 markets opposite Asia/Pacific Middle East Africa (APMEA).

 

It comprises 3 vital components: Basic Money Management, that examines a respondents skills in terms of budgeting, assets and shortcoming of credit use and Financial Planning.

 

All these assesses their believe of financial products, services, concepts and ability to make long-term skeleton for financial needs, and Investment, that indicates their simple bargain of a several investment risks, opposite investment products and if they have a required skills.

 

The consult was conducted between Sept 13 and Nov 11, 2010 and will continue to be conducted on an annual basis.

 

Of a 3 components that make adult a survey, women opposite Asia/Pacific as a whole scored a best in Financial Planning 74.6), followed by Basic Money Management (63.9) and Investment (56.7).

 

Among a grown markets, New Zealand and Australia had a second (71.3) and third (70.2) tip altogether Index scores.

 

However, Singaporean women were outshined by their counterparts from Markets surveyed embody Australia, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Nigeria, a Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

 

Developing markets — a Philippines (68.2), Indonesia (66.5) and Malaysia (66.0) — were also in a Index tip 10, outperforming their counterparts in India, China, Japan and South Korea.

 

The many populous building markets in a universe — India (61.4) and China (60.1) reflected a reduce Financial Literacy measure among women.

 

Chinese and Indian women are quite diseased in Basic Money Management (54.4 and 58.8), nearby a bottom of a ranking for that member in Asia/Pacific.

 

While Japan and South Korea are a usually dual markets in Asia/Pacific with a Women s Financial Literacy Index measure that falls next 60.

 

“This new MasterCard Index has positively supposing us with uninformed insights to women s aptitude for and believe of handling their finances.

 

With a financial universe apropos increasingly complex, there is a constrained need for women to be some-more financially assured and competent.

 

“As an organization committed to a empowerment of women in a communities, MasterCard will continue to work towards lifting financial education in a region,” Tan added.

 

Source Master Credit Cards, 02 March 2011