US-Bangladesh Investment Push: A US business delegation is in Dhaka to scout deals in energy, tech, agriculture and finance, while AmCham pledges to mobilise $5bn over five years. Pakistan-Belarus Trade & Investment: Islamabad and Minsk agreed to expand cooperation across agriculture, industry, energy, tech, defence, health and SMEs, with a feasibility study on joint working groups. Pakistan Electric Mobility Pitch: Chinese investors offered to back electric rickshaws, aiming to cut prices via new models like battery rental. Investor Protection Watch: India’s NSE warned against an unregistered X account and Telegram channel selling stock tips, urging investors to avoid assured-return schemes. Islamic Market Access: Pakistan’s SECP launched Shariah-compliant brokerage windows so investors can trade Shariah shares, Sukuk and Islamic ETFs via Islamic banking channels. Corporate/Capital Markets: Oracle plans another layoff round to fund AI investment; Tencent’s revenue growth supports its costly AI build; and ACME Solar completed INR 2,147 crore refinancing for 450 MW solar assets. Markets & Macro: Gold hit a 10-week high as rate-hike expectations cooled ahead of US CPI; investors also weigh Fed communication strategy and its market impact. Scam Risk: Singapore sentenced a woman to 8.5 years for a travel-and-“investment” Ponzi scheme that netted nearly S$2m from 33 victims.