AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoASEAN Business & Investment: Bangladesh’s BIDA, with the ADB and SANEM, has launched a divisional industrial survey to map investment opportunities, priority sectors and business bottlenecks—aiming to build a unified database for evidence-based policy. Pakistan External Financing: Pakistan signed the IFC–Bank Alfalah deal for its first Diversified Payment Rights programme, targeting up to $100m in long-term foreign-currency financing via future payment flows. Regional Trade Facilitation: APEC customs officials and businesses met in Dalian to push closer cooperation on supply-chain security, AI use in customs, and cross-border e-commerce. Food & Shipping Risk: Black Sea attacks are disrupting wheat shipments, forcing Asian buyers to consider costlier alternatives as contracted cargoes miss delivery schedules. Korea–China Tensions: China’s Wang Yi urged South Korea not to “take sides” and blamed US policy for worsening tensions on the peninsula. Finance & Markets: BMO plans to reorganize its international capital markets under one leadership, with Asia head Chris Taves set to retire next year. China Property Fallout: Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan was sentenced to life in prison after the developer’s collapse. Sports & Youth: The FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2026 quarter-finals are set, while Bahrain’s youth bowlers head to the Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships in Jakarta.
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