AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoOman–Jordan Investment Push: Oman Investment Authority and Jordan’s Social Security Investment Fund launched a $100m joint vehicle (RO 38.5m) to back long-term projects across tech, agriculture, pharma, energy, mining, tourism and logistics. Pakistan Power Grid Upgrade: The World Bank approved $375.9m for Pakistan’s Grid Stability Enhancement Project, aiming to cut outages, modernise transmission and enable 640MW of wind integration. India Ethanol Policy Tension: India’s petroleum ministry warned that reverting to E10 could jeopardise ~₹1 lakh crore/yr ethanol investments financed by public sector banks. Banking & Markets: Bank of Korea said the semiconductor upcycle should continue, while Samsung and SK hynix face renewed US pressure to expand chip manufacturing locally. Crypto Rules in Focus: Pakistan’s Mufti Taqi Usmani issued a fatwa saying cryptocurrency isn’t permissible for purchases, including stablecoins like USDT. Africa Embedded Finance: Renew Capital picked 15 African companies from 500+ applicants for its embedded finance venture lab, targeting SME credit gaps. Corporate Governance: Sri Lanka’s SLID summit will feature World Bank talent leader Edith Umole and academic Sir Nishan Canagarajah on board responsibility and talent oversight.
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