Update your Skills

During 2023 and 2024, our “Update your Skills” Programme (Mathainoume Allios) promoted economic and digital literacy. It was geared at senior citizens, but also at any member of the public wishing to learn, in simple terms and with images, how to carry out their banking transactions easily by making use of available technology and digital tools.

The first part of the programme, provided free of charge, included a series of presentations to municipalities and communities. Participants learned about basic economic concepts and how to easily and confidently use the Bank’s digital services on a computer, mobile or ATM. The action was supported by a professor from the Faculty of Economics and Management from the University of Cyprus, who took part in the presentations. The “Update your Skills” programme was enriched with additional actions and media communications.

The programme could not have been implemented without the participation of society, which is why we partnered with municipalities and communities for the best possible result. Initiatives such as this played a positive role in people’s day‑to‑day lives and contributed to the broader effort underway in Cyprus to disseminate such skills.