Fomca: Our youths need financial education


PETALING JAYA: Financial education must be stepped up to enable youths to better manage their finances as they make up the highest number of bankrupts in the country, say consumer groups.

Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) chief executive officer Saravanan Thambirajah said the bankruptcy rate among youth was rather a “worrying trend”.

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