AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoAI Policy Showdown: US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress won’t rush AI rules and wants a major meeting with AI leaders first, after CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI backed calls to “pace the frontier.” Energy & Infrastructure: Nepal says the MCC-funded 400kV cross-border transmission line is finished on schedule, boosting electricity trade links with India. Trade Momentum: India-UAE commerce is on track toward a $200bn target by 2032, while India-Australia talks push for deeper investment despite China-linked exposure. BRICS Business Push: At the BRICS summit in New Delhi, leaders backed themes around inclusive growth, local-currency trade and development finance reform. Local Business Pressure: Rising costs are forcing closures in city centres, while a UK grant helped a vintage lighting firm expand. Fintech Testing: Singapore banks completed live tokenised-deposit interbank transfers on a shared orchestration layer. Small Business & Jobs: NFIB honored Illinois Sen. Jason Plummer for backing small firms, as bankruptcy rates in the Netherlands climbed in August.
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