AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRegional Security & Drugs: Philippines House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III urged expanding the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly’s dangerous drugs body, warning drug crime has become transnational and tied to wider organized networks that exploit legal gaps. AI & Infrastructure Investment: Abu Dhabi’s MGX says it has raised $50 billion for an AI fund to build digital infrastructure, with plans to spend up to $10 billion a year and a possible data-centre deal in Southeast Asia. Energy Transition in the Maldives: Tencent’s CarbonX grant will back Quino Energy’s MWh-scale flow battery for Himandhoo Island, aiming to cut costly diesel reliance via a microgrid with solar and long-term storage support. Cross-border Payments: Singapore fintech Xweave is integrating Solana to enable near real-time treasury settlement across Asia-Pacific using stablecoin settlement and banking/FX rails. Climate Resilience in Central Asia: A Bishkek dialogue under RESILAND CA+ brings Central Asian governments and partners together to coordinate climate risk reduction and resilient land management. Sports & Tech for Asia Games: Kioxia signed on as official gaming SSD provider for Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games and Para Games, backing eSports as a medal event. Markets Watch: New Zealand’s NZX 50 slipped for a third session as investors tracked AI-linked tech sentiment and easing oil prices.
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