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On April 27, 2026, the HSE University hosted the fifth annual workshop on microeconomic theory, co-organized by the International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF), the Faculty of Economic Sciences (FES), and the New Economic School (NES). The day was packed with engaging presentations and lively discussions, covering an impressive range of topics within modern microeconomics.

ICEF continues to expand its team of internationally qualified faculty members holding PhD degrees. Starting September 2026, a new faculty member will join ICEF: Ali Bakhtawar.

Congratulations to Vincent Fardeau, ICEF Assistant Professor, on acceptance of his paper «Asymmetric Thin Markets» in the international peer-reviewed academic journal The Journal of Financial Economics (JFE). This journal is among the top-3 most prestigious international peer-reviewed journals in finance. Currently, there are only five researchers in Russia who have published in the leading top‑three finance journals — the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies. Three of them are faculty members and researchers at ICEF: Alexey Bulatov, Dmitry Makarov, and now Vincent Fardo.

What skills turn a student into an in-demand financial analyst? How to build a development trajectory towards financial expertise already now? The answers can be drawn from the proceedings of the roundtable Financial Analyst Job: The current challenges of skill training and enhancement, contributed by Assistant Professor of ICEF Elena Dimova and ICEF master’s graduate Maria Petrova, who is currently in charge of Sovcombank department. Contributed by more than thirty leading universities and major finance market players such as Sberbank, Sovcombank, B1, and DRT, among others, the roundtable was hosted in the premises of Moscow Exchange and organised by the National Finance Association and the CFA Association with the Bank of Russia as co-organiser.

In late March, ICEF hosted the 17th Bank of Russia–HSE–NES Economic Studies Workshop, “The Role of Information Asymmetry in Financial Markets: From Learning to Lending.” The workshop brought together representatives of the Bank of Russia, Sberbank, Sovcombank, UniCredit Bank, and other financial institutions, as well as analysts, academic researchers, and experts from the banking sector. The discussion focused on the role of information asymmetry in financial markets, decision-making under uncertainty, and lending in an environment of structural change in the global economy.