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On 12 March 2026, a formal awards ceremony will be held at the National Centre "Russia" [a major exhibition and public events complex in Moscow] to recognize the winner and laureates of the All-Russian Competition "Financial Culture Capital 2026."
The ceremony will be attended by Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov and Governor of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) Elvira Nabiullina.
The competition is held by decision of the Government of the Russian Federation with the aim of supporting and scaling up the best regional initiatives aimed at improving financial literacy and fostering a culture of financial responsibility among citizens.
The competition is organized by the Ministry of Finance (Minfin) and the CBR. The competition commission includes representatives of the Federation Council, the State Duma, leading economics universities, and the professional community.
A total of 22 regions participated in the 2026 competition, of which 13 advanced to the final. The following regions presented their initiatives:
- Altai Krai; - Republic of Bashkortostan; - Bryansk Oblast; - Zabaykalsky Krai; - Kaliningrad Oblast; - Komi Republic; - Omsk Oblast; - Oryol Oblast; - Primorsky Krai; - Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); - the city of St. Petersburg; - Tver Oblast; - Ulyanovsk Oblast.
The finalists' projects cover a range of financial literacy themes: workplace and family financial education, combating financial fraud, developing skills in responsible consumption, school-level participatory budgeting [a practice whereby students are involved in decisions about the allocation of school or local budgets], media projects, and professional skills competitions for teachers.
In 2025, two regions shared the winner's title — Krasnoyarsk Krai and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — having received an equal number of points.
Krasnoyarsk Krai organized the first-ever financial literacy thematic session, "FinZhOZh" [a portmanteau combining "financial" with ZhOZh, a popular Russian abbreviation for "healthy lifestyle"], at the all-Russian youth forum circuit — held at the "Biryusa" forum [a federal youth forum held annually in Krasnoyarsk Krai]. The event brought together 350 young professionals from 66 regions of the country, who developed dozens of project initiatives ranging from educational programs to technology startups.
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, in its capacity as Financial Culture Capital, launched a digital platform called "Resident of the Financial Culture Capital." The platform uses gamification mechanics: participants earn points for completing educational activities and can exchange them for tickets to cultural institutions and souvenir merchandise. More than 25,000 users joined the platform within its first month of operation.