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Raffles Family Office builds wealth services for Asia's stablecoin fortunes
Raffles Family Office, headquartered in Singapore and Hong Kong, is expanding its digital assets arm Revo, which won Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission licences in February, to serve younger Asian billionaires holding wealth in stablecoins.
- MARKETS
Bitcoin dominance hits 60% as altcoins slide and ETF flows stay volatile
Bitcoin's share of the crypto market has reached its highest level since May, with traders retreating to the largest token as smaller coins fall and ETF inflows remain inconsistent.
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Utexo opens early access to platform for USDT on Bitcoin ahead of 28 November launch
Utexo has opened Utexo Mint, a sandbox for exchanges, wallets and market makers to test minting and redeeming USDT on Bitcoin via RGB, with a public launch set for 28 November.
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Anthropic IPO stands alone as AI market jitters sideline others
Anthropic's IPO is reported to be standing alone as jitters in the AI market sideline other listings, according to a report on the IPO landscape.
NEWSIMF forecasts 1.3% contraction in Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan
The IMF expects output across the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan to shrink 1.3% this year on war-related energy and shipping disruption, before rebounding to 6.6% growth in 2027.
POLICY & REGULATIONCentral Bank of Ireland fines Coinbase unit €3.25m over safeguarding failures
Coinbase Ireland was penalised for underfunding customer safeguarding accounts and relying excessively on its US parent, the regulator said. Coinbase says it self-reported the issues and no customer lost funds.
NEWSWorld Bank flags AI exposure for 61% of Pakistan's service-sector workers
A World Bank report finds 61 percent of Pakistan's service-sector workers hold occupations with above-median AI exposure, with wholesale and retail trade the key sector for the labour-market transition.
POLICY & REGULATIONIMF's Azour urges fairer tax system as Pakistan's tax base stays narrow
IMF Regional Director Jihad Azour called for a more neutral, fairer tax system to lift compliance, even as real estate, agriculture and retail contributions stay small under the programme.
POLICY & REGULATIONTariff policy is working, but GST is now the real barrier, analyst says
Pakistan's National Tariff Policy 2025-30 has cut import-based revenue's share of tax receipts below 40%, but an analyst argues high GST, not customs duty, now disadvantages formal industry.
OPINIONLong marches cost Pakistan about Rs120 billion a day, economist estimates
An international economist puts the daily output loss from nationwide disruption at approximately Rs120 billion, with mobile internet shutdowns cutting digital exports by up to 80% during outages.
OPINIONSolar is our saviour, capacity charge our drain
A petroleum engineer argues that solar has been the biggest saviour for Pakistan's economy while capacity charges drain it, and urges renegotiation of power purchase agreements.
NEWSBIS paper links higher deposit rates to slower stablecoin growth
A Bank for International Settlements working paper finds that small rises in bank deposit rates predict slower growth in stablecoin market capitalisation, with a stronger effect for USDC than USDT.
- FEATURES
Pakistan’s $100 Billion Agriculture Ambition: Transforming Farming Into an Engine of Economic Growth
Pakistan's agriculture could add far more to growth, jobs and exports through modern farming, efficient water use, value-added processing and better market access. A $100 billion ambition can guide that shift only if it is clearly defined, costed and measured.
- POLICY & REGULATION
BOI pledges close coordination with business on investment policy
Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, federal minister for Board of Investment, told the LCCI that businesses should help shape policy, and highlighted plans for a 6,000-acre SEZ on Pakistan Steel Mills land in Karachi.
OPINIONAnalyst defends Pakistan equity case after eight months of KSE-100 consolidation
An independent analyst argues the KSE-100's pullback from above 180,000 is consolidation after a rapid re-rating, and that earnings, exports and reform must now catch up.
POLICY & REGULATIONTakaichi's fiscal messaging needs substance, analysts say
Japan's prime minister is changing her fiscal rhetoric as bond investors watch a USD7 trillion debt pile. Analysts warn that without real spending discipline, words alone will not convince markets.
POLICY & REGULATIONFed officials did not agree on conditions to rule out another rate hike
Minutes of September's meeting, released on 7 October, explain that most Fed officials expected another hike by the end of the year but they did not agree on a set of conditions that would rule it out.
- MARKETS
Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018
Bitcoin logged 10 days in 2026 when its price moved at least three standard deviations from its recent pattern, more than the eight such days in all of 2018, even as annualised volatility fell to about 46%.
MARKETSAI borrowing boom may keep Bitcoin's macro headwind alive after Fed pauses
Minutes from the Fed's 15-16 September meeting cited AI infrastructure debt issuance among factors pushing Treasury yields higher, complicating Bitcoin's macro outlook even after rate rises end.
POLICY & REGULATIONPakistan and International Monetary Fund reach staff-level agreement on reviews
The Fund published a staff-level agreement on Pakistan's $7 billion Extended Fund Facility and $1.4 billion Resilience and Sustainability Facility reviews, reached on 7 October after a two-week mission.
