Analysts point to growing adoption of a ‘dual-hub’ model, using secondary Asian bases to hedge against geopolitical risk
3-MIN READ3-MINBiman MukherjiPublished: 8:00am, 23 Sep 2026Paul Bratby had already drawn up plans for expanding to Hong Kong when war broke out in the Middle East earlier this year.But the founder of xBratAI, a Dubai-based AI-powered trading signals platform, soon brought that timeline forward as the Iran conflict dragged on and widened in scope.“Our Hong Kong entity had been scheduled for a few years later, but we established it in early 2026,” he said.
