Explore the latest impactful stories from EFI and our partners as we expand economic understanding across the regions we serve. From new initiatives and partnerships to stories from educators and students, these updates show how economic ideas are opening doors to opportunity and helping people make more informed decisions.
In 2026, Batyrkhan took first place at the International Final Round of the Economics Olympiad in Ancient Olympia, Greece, successfully defending the title he won in 2025. His achievement came at the end of a global competition that involved around 160,000 young people…
Seventeen-year-old Batyrkhan Mukhtarkhan has won the International Final Round of the Economics Olympiad.
The student from Kazakhstan has achieved something remarkable: winning the Economics Olympiad International Final in Greece for the second consecutive year.
When Nurganym Mukhamejan first discovered economics, she wasn’t immediately captivated. “At the beginning, I was really confused about what it even was,” she says.
Growing up in Astana, Kazakhstan, she was initially drawn to finance through the Astana International Financial Centre, where she first learned about investing.
As part of Bendukidze Free Market Center’s preparation program for the International Final Round of the Economics Olympiad, Ukraine’s national team gathered in Kyiv for an intensive five-day training camp hosted in partnership with the Kyiv School of Economics.
Teachers from across North Macedonia have come together to establish the Association of Economics Teachers of North Macedonia, creating a new national platform dedicated to strengthening economics education and advancing economic literacy across the country.
Forty-one teachers from three regions of Ukraine have completed the latest Economic Education Accelerator, strengthening economics education for an estimated 7,000 students each year.
The demand for high-quality economics education continues to grow in Georgia, with more than 350 teachers applying for this year’s EFI Teacher Training Program – nearly three times the number of places available.
The demand for high-quality economics education continues to grow in Georgia, with more than 350 teachers applying for this year’s EFI Teacher Training Program – nearly three times the number of places available.
