Author: Olu Anisere

Olu Anisere is a financial and economic journalist at MarketForces Africa, specialising in African macroeconomic policy, international finance, energy markets, and continental development.He covers major multilateral institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), providing readers with frontline reporting on policies shaping Africa's economic trajectory.Olu has reported extensively on Nigeria's fiscal and monetary policy landscape, including CBN interest rate decisions, Nigeria's bond market, FX inflows, and the country's engagement with global financial institutions.His coverage spans IMF and World Bank Spring and Annual Meetings, African Ministers of Finance conferences, and high-level economic forums where Africa's development agenda is set.His reporting captures perspectives from Africa's most influential economic voices, including Tony Elumelu, senior IMF officials, and CBN leadership, bringing institutional insight and policy depth to MarketForces Africa's readers.Olu also covers Inside Africa — tracking economic, investment, and development stories from across the continent. Olu Anisere is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Alibaba Tokenised bStocks Up, Buoyed by Investors’ Interest in RWAs

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Alibaba Tokenised bStocks Up, Buoyed by Investors’ Interest in RWAs Alibaba Tokenised bStocks (BABAB) is up 1.5% to $131.2, moving independently as Bitcoin fell 2.02%, primarily driven by surging sector-wide interest in tokenised real-world assets (RWAs). Strong momentum across the tokenised stock sector, where monthly transfer volume surged 138.45% to $20.72 billion, lifting related assets. The broader tokenised RWA sector hit a $38.17 billion milestone, with tokenised stocks seeing distributed value rise 5.10% to $2.37 billion and monthly transfer volume jump 138.45%. This indicates accelerating capital flows into the asset class, providing a tailwind for specific tokens like BABAB. BABAB’s…

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