Hong Kong Knows More About Money, but France Is Better at Managing It
A global survey of who’s best at handling their finances left out Americans, which turned out to be just as well.
A man walks past a poster showing different countries bank notes in Hong Kong, Friday, June 24, 2016. The British pound is experiencing volatile trading as results from Britain’s vote on European Union membership is tallied.
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When it comes to abstract financial concepts, people in Hong Kong know their stuff.
It’s the French, however, who rank highest in the world on their overall skill with money, according to an almost-global study released Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.