Our Scans · (ZY.4.02) Business Studies · Weekly Summary

• [New] In 2025, industries from finance to healthcare to logistics will no longer treat blockchain as emerging tech. Charioteer Blockchain & AI Solutions
• [New] Alongside NDCs, leaders will grapple with mobilising climate finance, including for the Brazil-led important Tropical Forests Forever Facility, finalising the rules of Article 6 on carbon markets, advancing adaptation amid worsening climate impacts and driving a just global energy transition. NewClimate Institute
• [New] Google and NextEra signed a 25-year PPA to finance the restart of a 615 MW Iowa nuclear plant by 2029 (Axios). New Energy Industrial Strategy (NEIS) Newsletter
• [New] Governments backed climate finance ambitions of $1.3 trillion annually for developing countries by 2035, alongside a pledge to triple adaptation finance to $300 billion per year. ESG News
• [New] Italy highlighted its increased climate finance and commitment to scaling 3DEN globally, while UNEP stressed that digitalization could save $1.2 trillion in grid efficiency by 2050. UNEP - UN Environment Programme
• [New] Scenario 2 - Parallel Systems: If reform stalls, BRICS and the wider Global South will accelerate building parallel systems in finance, trade, and technology, leaving the G20 symbolically relevant but strategically marginal. RUSSIA'S PIVOT TO ASIA
• [New] A Green Innovation Fund, jointly managed by the ministries of energy, finance, environment, and research, could pool resources for pilot projects in renewable energy, smart grids, and decentralized systems. OBSERVER - the latest information about Indonesian new
• [New] The future of finance will be global, digital, data-driven, and sustainable. TRIPURA STAR NEWS - Tripura's Latest News, Views & News
• [New] The accounting and finance sector is among the top five industries experiencing rapid technological disruption. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] By building globally leading technology that de-risks finance and increases liquidity, we are enabling a more transparent and resilient financial ecosystem, and positioning Bahrain as a regional leader in digital public infrastructure and innovation. The Fintech Times
• [New] The initiative, led by Bahrain's national digital infrastructure provider BENEFIT and Singapore-based technology company MonetaGo, aims to de-risk SME lending and strengthen trade finance. The Fintech Times
• [New] Critical sectors such as finance, energy, government, and healthcare in Europe could be particularly impacted due to their reliance on secure communications. OffSeq
• [New] By 2030, agentic AI-systems capable of completing loosely defined tasks autonomously - is expected to become a fundamental element, leading to deeper integration of AI across finance, healthcare, and product development. The Chronicle-Journal
• [New] Frameworks in Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain promote open banking adoption, lowering entry barriers and enabling embedded finance collaborations without significant platform risk. Research and Markets
• [New] CORSIA is projected to cover at least 85% of international aviation emissions by 2027 and to generate $120 billion in climate finance between 2024 and 2035. TravelPulse
• [New] By 2025, decentralized finance (DeFi) is expected to have matured into a more stable and robust sector. FlexLab
• [New] As the lines between digital and traditional marketing blur, UGC will likely continue to drive innovation and engagement across all forms of advertising. California Management Review
• We expect ETH to rebound in 2025 as both institutions and individuals seek greater access to decentralized finance and on-chain computation. BlockBeats
• In 2025, enterprise software vendors will make sweeping adaptations to their commercial marketing strategies to improve transparency, risk management, and third-party component liability. Forrester
• Deloitte Digital highlights generative AI's growing role as an essential marketing technology, expected to significantly increase revenues for early adopters. Amquest Education
• By end of 2025, 30% of outbound marketing messages will be synthetically generated, up from less than 2% in 2023. Future
• Following India's first sustainability-linked InvIT bond, green InvITs, ESG-linked financing, and sustainability funds are expected to become mainstream, aligning InvITs with global sustainable finance standards. Economic Times
• Coinbase, Robinhood, and Circle stand out as investment opportunities, as they are leading the infrastructure buildout for digital assets and tokenized finance. Seeking Alpha

Last updated: 28 November 2025