AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoASEAN Trade Tech Push: Laos is hosting the 75th ASEAN Single Window technical working group meeting to speed up cross-border customs via modern electronic information exchange, aiming to cut paperwork and friction. Infrastructure Financing Shift: Tanzania says it will start using bonds in 2026/27 to fund major road upgrades and widen key corridors, as traditional budgets can’t keep up. EU Growth Warning: The European Commission cut 2026 growth to 1.1% and lifted inflation to 3.1%, warning the Middle East-driven energy shock could leave the bloc stuck in “stagflation.” Regional Trade Tensions: Costa Rica escalated its dispute with Panama over farm access, calling it an illegal blockade after failed talks. U.S. Sugar Pressure: U.S. lawmakers and the sugar industry urged the Trade Representative to open a Section 301 probe into discriminatory foreign sugar practices. Ukraine Targets Oil Revenue: Ukraine struck a Russian refinery deep inside Russia, as both sides trade drone claims. UK Royal Files Fallout: New documents say Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s trade envoy role had no formal security vetting.
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