Stablecoin Regulation: The Bank of England published its final policy statement and draft rules for systemic stablecoin issuers, easing earlier proposals by scrapping individual holding caps and instead limiting total issuance per stablecoin. Central Banking Outlook: Deutsche Bank expects the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to raise rates twice more to 5.25%, arguing the hiking cycle isn’t over amid inflation risks and El Niño. Foreign Investment Push (China): China rolled out a new action plan to stabilize and optimize foreign investment use, including expanded market access and streamlined procedures for cross-border deals and data flows. UK Financial Debate: Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey faced fresh scrutiny over a deep-fake video and the political fight around quantitative tightening and taxpayer losses. SME Lending (Ireland): Linked Finance said it has passed €400m in cumulative lending to Irish SMEs since 2013, supporting 5,000+ businesses and citing renewed confidence. Digital Payments (Kenya): KCB Bank and Airtel Money signed an interoperability deal letting Airtel Money users deposit and withdraw cash at 22,000+ KCB agents. Markets & IPOs (India): NSE filed DRHP for a major IPO via offer for sale, while investors also digested a three-day trading break for Muharram and ongoing deal momentum around Jio Platforms’ IPO filing. Energy & Infrastructure (UK/Global): BoE stablecoin rules and Japan’s planned $2.3tn public-private investment by 2040 both point to continued policy-driven capital formation. Project Finance (India): CERC cleared a ₹2,028 crore financing structure for Adani Energy’s Gujarat transmission project, enabling security interests for lenders.