AI & Financial Stability: BIS chief Pablo Hernandez de Cos warned that the AI boom is creating new financial stability risks, with AI spending already large enough to sway the global economy and more of it financed via debt and private credit. Central Banking & Compliance: Nigeria’s central bank tightened automated AML/CFT/CPF standards and elevated terrorism-financing supervision, pushing banks to prove their controls can spot and report illicit activity. Public Finance & Accountability: Tamil Nadu’s CAG flagged Rs 3,298.75 crore of financial impact tied to mismanagement and tender irregularities in state PSUs, including major losses at TNCSC. Wealth & Tax Policy Debate: Calls in Kenya are growing for a wealth tax on the ultra-rich, but experts warn it won’t work without stronger systems to track and verify wealth. Development Finance: Korea Eximbank and AfDB expanded cooperation for AI, critical minerals and green infrastructure across Africa. Corporate Finance: Alcoa priced $2.6B in senior notes to fund its South32 acquisition, while Orange Retail Finance completed a ₹50 crore listed NCD tranche under a larger funding plan. Wealth Management & Advice: Edelman Financial Engines launched a workplace retirement solution for small and mid-sized businesses, and Standard Chartered pushed its wealth offering into the AI era. Education Funding Pressure: Scotland’s colleges face worsening deficits as costs rise faster than funding, with Audit Scotland warning of sustained financial risk.