2026 Outlook: Industry Leaders Discuss the Year Ahead
Industry leaders predict that 2026 will accelerate the application of artificial intelligence, while also responding to stricter regulation and cybersecurity challenges.
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Shows how policy, balance sheets, market structure, and investor expectations transmit change across industries.
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The New Monetary Trilemma: CBDCs, Stablecoins, and Tokenized Treasuries — Who Will Prevail?
With the rapid development of digital finance, CBDC, stablecoins, and tokenized treasuries have become three paths for currency digitalization. The article compares their governance models, political economy implications, and social trade-offs, and discusses the different choices made by the United States and the European Union.
Annual Report to the King: Morocco's Central Bank Releases 2025 Economic Review and Outlook
Morocco's central bank presented its 2025 annual report to the King, showing global economic growth of 3.4%, Morocco's domestic GDP growth of 4.9%, inflation falling to 0.8%, the fiscal deficit narrowing to 3.5%, the addition of 193,000 new jobs, and sufficient foreign exchange reserves. The central bank also emphasized geopolitical risks and structural challenges.
International Comparison of Legal Regulation of Digital Currencies: The German and UAE Models and Implications for Jordan
Jordan lacks a legal framework for digital currencies, and Germany and the UAE offer different pathways. Research suggests that Jordan adopt a hybrid model to balance innovation and risk.
Can digital finance strengthen Seychelles?
As an African island nation, Seychelles enhances economic resilience through modernization of payment systems, regulation of digital assets, and application of fintech.
US sanctions Iran’s largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, for allegedly helping evade Western sanctions
On June 2, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Three sources consistently confirm the sanction and its core allegation: Nobitex is accused of helping the Iranian government and blacklisted state entities evade Western sanctions. One source adds that the move is connected to a Reuters investigation published on May 1 describing Nobitex as a key node in Iran’s parallel financial system. Claims about naming founders/executives or French regulators/EU licensing are not mentioned in the provided sources and cannot be confirmed.