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RESPECTED COMRADE,                                               ARCHIVES 723

PLEASE FIND ATTACHED HERE WITH AIBOA’S 723RD FINANCIAL SECTOR WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES FOR THE WEEK 15TH TO 20TH DECEMBER 2025.FOLLOWING ARE FEW MUST READ ITEMS COVERED IN ISSU
1.   HOW PM MODI SHIELDED INDIA FROM TRUMP TARIFFS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE WINTER SESSION.
2.   CHINA TAKES INDIA TO WTO OVER TELECOM TARIFFS, 'MAKE IN INDIA' SUBSIDIES.
3.   ONE GRAM CAN HOLD 200 KG OF GOLD. WHY IS THIS METAL SO EXPENSIVE? IT IS ONLY USED FOR THESE SPECIAL PURPOSES.
4.   INDIA’S NEIGHBOUR HITS ANOTHER JACKPOT: ASIA’S LARGEST UNDERSEA GOLD FIND SO FAR?
5.   INDIAN CYBER AGENCY FLAGS WHATSAPP 'HIJACK'.
6.   RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK CUTS KEY RATE BY 50 BPS TO 16%.
7.   MARK ZUCKERBERG’S BIG MOVE: WHO IS 28-YEAR-OLD ALEXANDR WANG, NOW HEADING META’S AI DIVISION.
8.   SC FLAGS BANK LAPSES IN CYBER FRAUD CASES, SEEKS ALERT SYSTEM.
9.   IBM TO SKILL 5 MILLION INDIAN YOUTH IN AI, CYBERSECURITY AND QUANTUM COMPUTING BY 2030: DETAILS INSIDE.
10.                 ADANI PLANS NUCLEAR ENERGY FORAY AFTER PRIVATE FIRMS GET OK TO ENTER SECTOR.
11.                 HDFC BANK GETS APPROVAL TO ACQUIRE UP TO 9.5% STAKE IN INDUSIND BANK.
12.                 LIC SAYS PROPOSED CHANGES TO ‘SABKA BIMA SABKI RAKSHA’ BILL WILL STRENGTHEN ITS REACH, LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY AT SCALE.
13.                 JAPANESE ARE HEADING TO INDIA WITH BAGFULS OF CASH.
14.                 INDIA’S FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES SEE RECORD FDI FLOWING I
15.                 RBI’S CENTRAL BOARD APPROVES RISK-BASED DEPOSIT INSURANCE FRAMEWORK FOR BANKS.
16.                 HOW NPS TRANSFORMED IN 2025: 80% WITHDRAWALS, 100% EQUITY, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT MADE IT A FUTURE READY RETIREMENT PLANNING TOOL
17.                 ELON MUSK’S STARLINK OPENS FIRST INDIA OFFICE DELHI’S WORLD TRADE CENTRE AS OPENAI’S NEIGHBOUR.
18.                 JAPAN’S MUFG TO BUY 20% STAKE IN SHRIRAM FINANCE FOR $4.4 BILLION.
19.                 INSURANCE REFORMS, A STEP TOWARDS FUTURE -READY ECOSYSTEM: GENERAL INSURANCE COUNCIL CHIEF.
20.                 SBI LAUNCHES YONO 2.0, TO HIRE 10,000 STAFF TO SHIFT CUSTOMERS TO DIGITAL CHANNELS.
21.                 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: FROM WORKFORCE DISRUPTION TO INNOVATION ENGINE.
22.                 ELECTRONICS EMERGES AS A DARK HORSE IN INDIA-CHINA TRADE DEFICIT TO TOUCH RECORD IN 2025.
23.                 ADB COMMITS $4.26 BILLION IN SOVEREIGN LENDING TO INDIA IN 2025.
24.                 THE AUTONOMY AND RISK AGENTIC AI PRESENTS TO ACCOUNTING FIRMS.
25.                 ELON MUSK BECOMES FIRST PERSON WORTH $700 BILLION AFTER PAY PACKAGE RULING.
26.                 WHY THE GLOBAL ECONOMY NEEDS AN INVESTMENT RENAISSANCE.
27.                 BITCOIN’S LARGEST CORPORATE HOLDER SHOCKS WALL STREET – STRATEGY’S BUSINESS VALUE SHRINKS TO NEGATIVE $10.2 BILLION.
28.                 THE REAL FINTECH WAR? WINNING CREDIT, BIPIN PREET SINGH, CO-FOUNDER, MD & CEO, MOBIKWIK.
29.                 CHINA'S RARE-EARTH MAGNET EXPORTS HIT SECOND-HIGHEST EVER IN NOVEMBER.
30.                 2025: RESILIENT ECONOMIES, SMART DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE JOBS. (WORLD BANK).
31.                 WORLD BANK APPROVES $700 MILLION TO BOLSTER PAKISTAN'S MACROECONOMIC STABILITY.(WORLD BANK).
32.                 FISCAL GUARDRAILS AGAINST HIGH DEBT AND LOOMING SPENDING PRESSURES. (IMF).
33.                 INDUSTRIAL POLICIES: HANDLE WITH CARE. (IMF).34.                 HOUSING WEALTH EFFECTS IN CHINA.(BASLE).
35.                 INFLATION AND THE JOINT BOND-FX SPANNING PUZZLE. (BASLE).

THANKS, AND REGARDS.
VASANT PONKSHE                                
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