The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced the appointment of Isabel Schnabel as its new Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM), effective January 4, 2027. 

The London School of Economics has awarded Professor Paul Dolan the prestigious Aristotelis Mistakidis Chair in Behavioural Science, funded by a generous gift from LSE alumnus Aristotelis Mistakidis. Dolan is recognized for his influential research on wellbeing and decision-making.

The Kiel Institute has announced Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, former Chief Economist of the IMF and current Professor at UC Berkeley, as the recipient of the prestigious 2026 Bernhard Harms Prize. His work on global imbalances and international capital flows has been pivotal in reshaping economic understanding in times of fiscal challenges.

Nobel laureate Michael Kremer has been appointed as the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group, effective October 1, 2026. 

This year’s Hermann Heinrich Gossen Prize was awarded to Christopher Roth (University of Cologne).

Rory Stewart, former UK cabinet minister and diplomat, has been appointed as Professor in Practice in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics. His role aims to bridge academic studies with the realities of policy-making and global issues.