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.
A meeting between Kazakhstan’s National Bank, Narxoz University and some of the country’s highest-achieving economics students has marked an important step forward for the Economics Olympiad in Kazakhstan.
A new look, clearer pathways and a simpler way to find practical economics resources — EFI’s redesigned Online Learning Center is now live.
The Economic Fundamentals Initiative (EFI) has welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors, strengthening the organisation’s leadership as it enters its next phase of growth.
Seventy-five teachers from across North Macedonia have taken part in the latest stage of EFI’s Teacher Training Program, gaining new knowledge, practical teaching approaches and resources to help make economics more engaging and relevant for their students.
EFI is pleased to announce the release of the second regionalized Ukrainian edition of Common Sense Economics, now available to download free in PDF and ePub formats.
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.
