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Take control of your financial future: In Conversation with Christine Lagarde

Source: European Central Bank (video statements)

Our podcast has a new name – welcome to Euro Matters!

In the first episode of our In Conversation series, President Christine Lagarde shares her own path to financial knowledge and explains why knowing about money matters – especially for women.

Recorded on 17 February 2026 and published on 3 March 2026.

In this episode:
01:10 – Why do financial topics make people feel uncomfortable?
02:15 – President Lagarde’s early experiences with managing finances
03:15 – Why is low financial knowledge a problem in Europe? And why does it matter for women in particular?
05:38 – How can women build confidence and take ownership of their finances?
06:40 – President Lagarde talks about the first time she realised that financial independence matters
07:50 – President Lagarde’s first jobs
08:55 – The best financial advice President Lagarde has ever received
09:52 – The financial advice President Lagarde would give to her younger self
10:25 – President Lagarde shares her hot tip

ECB web page on the gender gap
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb-and-you/financial_literacy_europe/The-gender-gap-in-financial-literacy/html/index.en.html
Financial literacy in Europe
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb-and-you/financial_literacy_europe/html/index.en.html
ECB Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/
EuroSteps Walking Challenge
https://www.walk15.app/en/download

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First Lady of the US chairs UN Security Council

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Against the backdrop of US-Israeli air strikes against Iran, and widening instability in the Middle East, the Security Council hears a briefing on ‘Children, technology, and education in conflict’.
The meeting is chaired by Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States, which holds the Council’s presidency for March. While First Ladies have previously addressed Council meetings, this marks the first occasion on which a First Lady chairs the body.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dVlH2yzwqGI