AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMiddle East Shock on Tourism: Soaring jet fuel and oil prices from the Iran war are hitting Southeast Asia’s summer travel plans, with flight cancellations and higher ticket costs threatening recovery in Thailand and Vietnam. Energy Resilience Push: Japan is urging preparedness after Strait of Hormuz disruption, backing supply-chain resilience efforts including POWERR Asia and joint crude stockpiling ideas with the UAE. Wealth & Finance: DBS will open 18 new wealth centres across Asia by end-2027 and expand advisory services, betting on affluent client relationships even as digital tools grow. Crypto in India: Coinbase resumes and expands in India, letting users deposit and withdraw in rupees via IMPS and trade spot crypto and rupee-linked perpetual futures. Tax & Investment: Bhutan’s National Assembly clears a Bhutan-Singapore tax treaty to cut double-tax frictions and support Gelephu Mindfulness City investment. ASEAN Digital Deal: ASEAN has wrapped negotiations for the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement, set to be signed in November 2026. Markets & AI: Asian stocks extend the AI-led rally as oil rises on US-Iran uncertainty, while India’s manufacturing PMI hits a three-month high. Geopolitics: Russia signs a military-technical pact with the Taliban as India’s NSA Ajit Doval meets in Moscow, raising new South Asia security questions.
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