AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoFuel Shock Hits French Bakers: Heating-oil prices jumped after the Iran war, squeezing small baguette makers in rural France as costs rose sharply and many oil- or gas-fired ovens face margin pressure. AI & Commerce: Meta is pushing its Muse assistant deeper into online shopping via a Shopify partnership, aiming to monetize AI at the checkout stage. Digital Payments Watch: India’s UPI is cited by the IMF as the world’s largest retail fast-payment system by volume, while merchants may soon face charges to keep it sustainable. Tourism Momentum: Nepal is among the fastest improvers in the WEF tourism index, while Greece reports 20.04m inbound visitors in early 2026 and rising receipts. France in the Capital Markets Debate: A French analysis argues “reviving dead capital” means shifting more savings into strategic investment, including through pension and state-linked steering. Geopolitics & Energy: Cyprus-Europe power interconnection work resumes with French investment backing, as the Eastern Mediterranean remains sensitive to regional tensions.
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