AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWildfire Damage in Focus: Record-breaking wildfires across France, Spain, Italy and Greece are driving evacuations and pushing economic losses up to about £16.4bn, with experts warning the season is getting longer and more intense as heat and drought dry vegetation. France-Iraq Business Ties: Macron spoke by phone with Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi on anti-corruption, economic reforms and security cooperation, with a push for a “sustainable economic and investment partnership” and an invitation for Macron to visit Iraq. Defense Industry Watch: Indonesia began cutting first steel for its French-designed Scorpène Evolved submarine with Naval Group, a step toward local pressure-hull fabrication and delivery targets stretching into the early 2030s. Sports & Economy Angle: Demi Vollering won Tour de France Femmes stage eight in Nice and took the yellow jersey, underscoring how major women’s cycling events are drawing big attention and scrutiny over their economics. Tech/Platform Risk: Pavel Durov says Telegram’s App Store removal was an extortion attack enabled by Apple, raising new questions for app governance and platform risk management.
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