On June 16, 2025, we hosted the first exclusive B2MEET event in Limassol, Cyprus. The gathering brought together financial professionals for a closed-door evening of deep insights, peer exchange, and strategic dialogue.
The event focuses on uniting market professionals for high-impact discussions, fostering strategic depth and confidential dialogue, and promoting long-term value under the umbrella of the global financial services provider, B2PRIME Group, serving institutional and professional clients.
At the heart of the evening was keynote speaker Azad Zangana, independent global economist and former senior strategist at Schroders. His macroeconomic briefing struck a chord with the audience, especially his take on gold as a top trade ahead of the U.S. elections.
While market expectations pointed to a strong performance, gold’s surprising underperformance in November sparked thoughtful debate among attendees, highlighting the growing gap between macro fundamentals and actual investor behaviour.
Azad's insights also touched on rising protectionism, labour shortages, and the shifting global role of the U.S. dollar. He emphasised that while the dollar remains the dominant global reserve currency, questions about its long-term status are resurfacing. However, no viable alternative has yet emerged: the Euro struggles with liquidity issues, and the Chinese Yuan remains constrained by capital controls.
Another major highlight of the evening was the panel discussion, in which Azad sat down with members of the B2PRIME team — John Murillo, Stuart Brock, and Fernando Wladdimiro — to discuss the ongoing technology arms race in trading.
Speakers agreed that the competitive edge has shifted from pricing strategies to execution speed and infrastructure.
In today’s environment, ultra-low latency is no longer a differentiator — it’s a baseline expectation. As younger market participants demand faster, smarter platforms, performance and innovation are no longer optional.
The first B2MEET round was a major success, as highlighted by B2PRIME Group’s Founder & Executive Director “Conversations like these are what B2MEET is all about,” said Eugenia Mykuliak, “We believe in creating spaces where professionals can speak freely about what truly matters — spaces that are exclusive not because of who attends, but because of the intellectual value shared.”
Building on the momentum of the Cyprus event, we look ahead to the next editions in London and Dubai, continuing our mission to unite financial leaders through insightful, private forums.
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