AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPayments Modernisation in Oman: Oman Arab Bank and BPC marked a decade of card and payments upgrades, including Visa tokenization to make digital wallet and online payments more secure and faster to issue/replace. Cold-Chain Retail Supply: Lineage opened a 19,000-sq-m temperature-controlled cold store in Bremerhaven to boost European distribution of seafood and cut waste via dock access and large pallet capacity. Shipping Shock from Hormuz: UNCTAD warned that even after Strait of Hormuz disruption eases, 100+ days of disruption are already feeding through to inflation, food security, industrial output and public finances. Consumer Impact of Fuel Relief: Zambia extended petrol/diesel excise suspension and VAT zero-rating for 90 days to stabilize pump prices amid Middle East-driven oil market pressure. GCC Wealth Growth: BCG said GCC assets under management hit $2.7tn in 2025 (+10%), with GCC retail AuM growing faster (+14%) than institutional (+9%). Turkey Inflation Strains Households: TurkStat put June annual inflation at 32.1%, with housing, education and food costs still driving pressure. E-commerce Fee Hits Greece: A new €3 per-parcel fee cut Chinese low-value shipments to Greece by up to 50% initially, changing how shoppers use Shein/Temu/AliExpress.
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