Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited has taken what it describes as “a bold step forward” in digital financial literacy in youth by sponsoring students from several local high schools in the pioneering Sustainable Stock Market Game, a release from the bank stated yesterday.
It explained that this innovative initiative is part of the bank’s “Power to Make a Difference” programme which is also aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 which is quality education. By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), the bank stated that it brings an “unprecedented” level of excitement and educational depth to student engagements in personal finance.
Students from St. Joseph High School, St. Rose’s High School, St. John’s College, and School of the Nations, will participate in the Regional Premier League competition between Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago. Each student will begin with US$25,000 in virtual currency to budget, save and invest in the stock markets of Guyana (GY), Trinidad and Tobago (TT), Barbados (Bdos), Jamaica (JA), and the United States (US).