The Saiiban Hivemind has launched a nomination bid to host the Galactic Market in its home system of Nos Bana.
If approved by the Galactic Community, the pathetic-rated space nation will have significant influence over the galaxy’s most important financial institution, and reap the benefits of being at the center of interstellar trade.
Following its nomination submission, the Saiiban Hivemind issued a psionic press release via intrusive auditory hallucinations to reporters across major news outlets, in which it stated: “We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one. We are one.”
The Saiiban Hivemind is one of the galaxy’s smallest economies, relying solely on space tourism for income. Its geographic isolation on a remote spiral arm in the outer rim means it is also ranked as one of the worst economies by market capitalization, with a total trade value of zero.
Despite this, economists are optimistic about the Hivemind’s bid, as Space Exchange Index (SExI) trader Vahl Ztreet told Xenonion News: The Galactic Community's decision making process is held behind closed doors, but they consistently rank economic backwaters with trade values bordering on negative numbers as the most attractive place to host such critical institutions.”
Leaders of other space nations have complained about the process, which has taken many by surprise.
Tik’Tok, leader of the Ubaric TechnoUnion, one of the galaxy’s largest economies told Xenonion: “At least once the market is established we can request it rotates to us - surely there’s no way such a thing could be permanent.”
The Galactic Community has stated it will announce the location of the Galactic Market in Q2 of 2253.
The Hivemind is widely tipped to win the nomination, ahead of only two other spacenations which have applied for the institute; the TX-489 machine assimilators, and the socialist Snalien Räterepublik.
Composite shares on the Space Exchange Index (SExI) have rallied on the news.
