AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPhilippines–Trade & Growth: RCEP is moving into a bigger role for Filipino exporters, with a Manila summit urging firms to win shelf space across Asia, not just at home. ASEAN Social Enterprise: Two Asean SEDP Elevate alumni—MAGWAI and Real Bean Coffee—used an inclusive business forum to meet investors and scale community-linked models across the region. Energy & Cost Pressure: In the Philippines, jeepney strike leadership landed a 78-year-old Piston member in hospital as diesel and gasoline jumped, reigniting debate over oil deregulation and consumer protection. Solar Business Moves: SWELECT appointed Pradeep Kumar Madhur as Chief Business Officer to unify sales across EPC, IPP, channels and solar modules. Health & Pharma Investment: Bayer plans a $2.2bn Ohio manufacturing site to boost US revenue, targeting new jobs and expanding key drugs. Regional Integration: RCEP ministers in Manila launched accession talks and set work on upgrading rules, including digital, green and fair competition. Security & Cyber: Cisco reports a China-nexus backdoor campaign (“Antino”) targeting policy and government groups across multiple Asian countries. Central Asia Connectivity: Turkmenistan and Lithuania discussed trade and transport/logistics links in the Central Asia–EU format.
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