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PLEASE FIND ATTACHED HERE WITH AIBOA’S 727TH FINANCIAL SECTOR WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES FOR THE WEEK   12TH TO 17TH JANUARY 2026.
FOLLOWING ARE FEW MUST READ ITEMS COVERED IN ISSUE.
1. INDIGENOUS AI SHOULD BE DEVELOPED BY INDIAN TALENT ON INDIAN SERVERS: PM MODI TO STARTUPS.
2. DIGITALISATION CREATING NEW CATEGORIES OF RISK AND RESHAPING FAMILIAR RISKS IN UNFAMILIAR WAYS: SHIRISH CHANDRA MURMU.
3.   BITCOIN’S LARGEST CORPORATE HOLDER SHOCKS WALL STREET – STRATEGY’S BUSINESS VALUE SHRINKS TO NEGATIVE $10.2 BILLION.
4.   COAL GASIFICATION SET FOR RS 50,000-CRORE BUDGET LIFT.
5.   SC RULING ON TIGER GLOBAL: GAAR EMERGES AS KEY TOOL IN TAX ENFORCEMENT.
6.   'TRUMP STOPPED 800 EXECUTIONS': US DROPS BOMBSHELL CLAIM ON IRAN, WARNS 'ALL OPTIONS' STILL ON TABLE.
7.   BOM Q3 NET PROFIT UP 27% AT ₹1,779 CR.
8.   INDIA REMAINS GLOBAL GROWTH ENGINE, WILL UPGRADE FORECAST SOON: IMF.
9.   DEPOSIT ACCRETION STRUCTURAL CONCERN FOR BANKS, HIGH CD SEEN CONSTRAINING CREDIT GROWTH: REPORT
10.CHINA'S 200,000 SATELLITE PROPOSAL SPARKS GLOBAL ALARM.
11. RBI DY GOVERNOR SHIRISH CHANDRA MURMU WARNS DIGITALISATION IS COMPRESSING REGULATORY RESPONSE TIME.
12. IN 5 YEARS, EVERYBODY WILL HAVE THEIR OWN AI COMPANION, SAYS MICROSOFT AI’S MUSTAFA SULEYMAN.
13. RBI OMBUDSMAN AUTHORISED TO CLEAR COMPENSATION UP TO ₹30 LAKH.
14. TAIWAN HAILS ITS 'BEST' TRADE DEAL WITH US, AS CHINA PROTESTS.
15. WIKIPEDIA INKS AI DEALS WITH MICROSOFT, META AND PERPLEXITY AS IT MARKS 25TH BIRTHDAY.
16. IIT INDORE DEVELOPS HUMAN-LIKE AI POWERED REPLICA TO DETECT DISEASE IN HUMAN BODY.
17. AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS CRITICISES DATA CENTRE BOOM, SAYS COMPANIES ARE GETTING IT WRONG: HERE’S WHY.
18.EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT AI. THE REAL COMPETITIVE EDGE IS CUSTOMER DATA YOU CAN TRUST
19. RS 5.63 CRORE LOST: RETIRED BANKER IN PUNE LOSES 38 YEARS OF SAVINGS IN WHATSAPP TRADING SCAM.
20.WHEN EASY EMIS BECOME A TRAP: 85% OF STRUGGLING BORROWERS SPEND OVER 40% OF THEIR INCOME OFTEN TO PREDATORY LENDERS.
21.U.S. BANK EXEC: CUSTOMERS WILL WANT A ZERO-FRICTION BANK PARTNER ON AI.
22.FROM AUTOMATION TO AUTONOMY: THE AGENTIC AI REVOLUTION IN BANKING AND FS.
23.ELON MUSK MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE SECRET TO IMMORTALITY, SAYS YOU CAN SOON HAVE IT.
24.WILL CENTRAL BANKS SOON BEGIN ADDING BITCOIN TO THEIR RESERVES?
25.THREE KEY FACTORS INFLUENCING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IN 2026.
26.UNCERTAINTY IS THE NEW NORMAL’: Q&A WITH SONAL VARMA, MD AND CHIEF ECONOMIST AT NOMURA INDIA.
27.FROM CHABAHAR TO KASHMIR: WHY CHAOS IN IRAN HURTS INDIA, BENEFITS CHINA & PAKISTAN.
28. US 30-YEAR FIXED-RATE MORTGAGE DROPS TO NEAR 3-1/2-YEAR LOW OF 6.06%.
29.  GLOBAL ECONOMY SHOWS RESILIENCE AMID HISTORIC TRADE, POLICY UNCERTAINTY. (WORLD BANK).
30. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS PROLIFERATE, RESHAPING GLOBAL ECONOMY: TOO MANY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ARE LEFT BEHIND, REPORT FINDS. (WORLD BANK).
31. INDIA: WORLD BANK APPROVES THREE PROJECTS IN ASSAM STATE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MARKETS, JOBS AND SERVICES.
32. NEW SKILLS AND AI ARE RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF WORK.
33. BRIDGING SKILL GAPS FOR THE FUTURE: NEW JOBS CREATION IN THE AI AGE. (IMF).
34. EMBRACING GEN AI: A COMPARISON OF ITALIAN AND US HOUSEHOLDS. (BASLE).
35. THE LIQUIDITY COVERAGE RATIO A DECADE ON: A STOCKTAKE OF THE LITERATURE. (BASLE).

THANKS, AND REGARDS.
VASANT PONKSHE                                
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