AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBRICS Diplomacy: PM Narendra Modi met Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian in New Delhi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS summit, pushing dialogue on West Asia and stressing freedom of navigation and seafarer safety as conflicts disrupt trade. Trade & Shipping: Modi urged BRICS to remove top trade barriers, scale startups and build new business partnerships, while UN chief António Guterres backed the same navigation principle amid food and fertiliser risks. Market Shock: Asian markets slid as oil jumped and Fed hike bets rose; South Korea’s KOSPI broke below 7,000, dragging tech and industrial stocks. Energy Deals: Germany and the UAE signed new energy cooperation pacts, including offshore wind and LNG supply plans into the early 2030s. Clean Hydrogen Push: Amogy and LOTTE Fine Chemical signed an MOU to advance ammonia-to-hydrogen and ammonia-to-power solutions in South Korea. Regional Finance: Uzbekistan ranked second in Central Asia for IMF loans, highlighting pandemic-era borrowing and ongoing debt obligations. Business Skills: TP Philippines added AI literacy to its STEP employability program, partnering with CyberGuardiansPH to train near-hires for IT-BPM roles.
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