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<div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gb1x3f27ut" data-azat-pid="gb69evmy2h" id="gb69evmy2h" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-text" style="" id="gbzotzxwd4"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#03989e;"><strong>38<sup>th</sup> International Master Thesis<br>Competition in Economics and Finance</strong></span></h1></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbnawya53d" data-azat-pid="gbuz4x3qon" id="gbuz4x3qon" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbh1v632ez" data-azat-pid="gbs8afytdp" id="gbs8afytdp" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-image text-center" id="gbn4asa6uf"><img class="az-image-content " src="" alt="" title="" style="margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 70%;"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbdvlwex50" data-azat-pid="gb8llxuv34" id="gb8llxuv34" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-image" id="gbg1pnmjte"><img class="az-image-content " src="https://professionsfinancieres.com/sites/professionsfinancieres.com/file... alt="" title="" style="width: 100%;"></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbry44tkdx" data-azat-pid="gbbgu9f4w6" id="gbbgu9f4w6" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-text" style="" id="gbkbycjc1t"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><br></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#03989e;">Inscriptions until December 31<sup>st</sup>, 2026</span></h2></div><div class="az-element az-row row az-row--sm" style="" id="gb3hku4eyy"><div class="az-element az-ctnr az-column col-sm-4" style="" id="gb2pkxq6jm"><div class="az-element az-button az-button-content text-center hover-style-gbzye4uzno" id="gbwm5yjmkq"><button type="button" class="btn stpe-borderbutton glazed-util-border-black glazed-util-color-black glazed-util-hover-border-black glazed-util-hover-color-white glazed-util-hover-background-black glazed-shadow-hover-2" style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;color:#ffffff;border-color:#03989e;background-color:#03989e;">Booklet of the 38th CIMEF</button></div></div><div class="az-element az-ctnr az-column col-sm-4" style="" id="gbhegm7ctu"><div class="az-element az-button text-center hover-style-gbvt6rc5zp" id="gbvt6rc5zp"><a href="https://professionsfinancieres.com/sites/professionsfinancieres.com/file... type="button" class="az-button-content btn stpe-borderbutton glazed-util-border-black glazed-util-color-black glazed-util-hover-border-black glazed-util-hover-color-white glazed-util-hover-background-black glazed-shadow-hover-2" style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;color:#ffffff;border-color:#d36b04;background-color:#d36b04;" target="_blank">registration form</a></div></div><div class="az-element az-ctnr az-column col-sm-4" style="" id="gbys0icygq"><div class="az-element az-button text-center hover-style-gbal6i3xag" id="gbal6i3xag"><a href="https://professionsfinancieres.com/sites/professionsfinancieres.com/file... type="button" class="az-button-content btn stpe-borderbutton glazed-util-border-black glazed-util-color-black glazed-util-hover-border-black glazed-util-hover-color-white glazed-util-hover-background-black glazed-shadow-hover-2" style="margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;color:#ffffff;border-color:#03989e;background-color:#03989e;" target="_blank">competition rules</a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbxe2ojlhu" data-azat-pid="gbe64p69z0" id="gbe64p69z0" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-text" style="" id="gb82cra1h5"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color:#03989e;"><span style="font-size:28px;">INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: RETHINKING RISK, VALUE, AND PERFORMANCE</span></span></strong></h2></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbpxaclsns" data-azat-pid="gbs14aalf9" id="gbs14aalf9" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-text" style="" id="gb2bwwjgon"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Faced with a world marked by conflict, a protracted war on the European Union’s borders, and a shift in the global balance of power, Europe must, now more than ever, invest in the future: artificial intelligence, control over its data, energy and industrial challenges, securing its supply chains, developing independent and competitive technology, and pursuing the ecological transition without compromising its agriculture—which must ensure food self-sufficiency—are the challenges of today and tomorrow. To address these challenges, an effective financial system that channels savings toward the needs of tomorrow and enables the continuation and adaptation of a protective social model is essential.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">With a focus on these topics, the jury of the 38th Competition will award prizes to the best theses (Master’s 1 and 2) in Economics and Finance, written in French or English, that explore one of the following themes in depth and lead to concrete proposals:</span></p><ul><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">The role and position of states and international organizations in a rapidly changing geopolitical and commercial landscape</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">The burden and management of debt, approaches to inflation, financial stability, and the role of currencies; electronic currencies and new payment methods</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Risk assessment and management by banks, insurance companies, and asset managers; new forms of credit; and the mobilization of long-term savings</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Financing infrastructure and strategic priorities (reindustrialization, defense, energy, water, raw materials, technology); managing climate and ecological transitions in the face of constraints</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Funding for research and innovation and the challenges related to sovereignty, competitiveness, and productivity</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">AI, data management, cybersecurity</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Public services and their financing (health care, long-term care, education, training, unemployment, retirement, etc.); demographic imperatives</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">New ways of working and employment, the role of people</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Management of territories, living areas, and their priorities; transportation, security, sports, and culture</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">The implications of taxation and legal certainty; areas of sovereignty</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Challenges related to regulatory and accounting standardization; the implementation of non-financial accounting and ESG</span></li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:18px;">With this in mind, we invite all first- and second-year master’s students whose thesis topic aligns with one or more of these suggestions and takes a forward-looking approach to submit their applications to the 38th International Thesis Competition in Economics and Finance, for which registration will open in September.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbay5ib17v" data-azat-pid="gbxk0xbw76" id="gbxk0xbw76" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-text" style="" id="gb3c9b33nz"><h2 style="text-align: center;"><br></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#03989e;">The partners of the Competition</span></h2></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbyjwwa5lf" data-azat-pid="gbjb5amcuu" id="gbjb5amcuu" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-image" id="gbkjkb3gv1"><img class="az-image-content " src="https://professionsfinancieres.com/sites/professionsfinancieres.com/file... alt="" title="" style="width: 100%;"></div></div></div><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gb1kpf5auq" data-azat-pid="gbbjuqda0p" id="gbbjuqda0p" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-section" style="" data-az-id="gbtz1stkyv" data-azat-pid="gbuat3bd64" id="gbuat3bd64" data-azb="az_section"><div class="az-ctnr container" data-azcnt="true"><div class="az-element az-image text-center" id="gb9g34r3ay"><img class="az-image-content " src="" alt="" title="" style="margin-top: 20px; 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