AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoUber-Delivery Deal: Uber launched a $14.8bn bid for Delivery Hero, aiming to build the biggest food-delivery group outside China and expand across 99 countries, though regulators may complicate approval. Capital Markets: Cosmos Health kept buying back shares, adding 250,000 more in open-market repurchases and topping 4.84m shares for about $1.04m under its $5m program. ASEAN-China Trade: As ASEAN and China mark 35 years of dialogue, cooperation is widening beyond market access into supply chains, investment, infrastructure, digital trade and greener growth. Geopolitics & Human Cost: UNICEF warns Middle East tensions could push up to 23.4m more children into poverty, with Asia-Pacific and Africa hit hardest. Private Credit in Asia: Barings backed financing for Warburg Pincus’s acquisition of Hong Kong-based Acclime, a consolidator of corporate services across 18 Asia-Pacific markets. Retail Restructuring: Fossil plans to close up to 15 stores in 2026 as it trims its global footprint to stabilize results. Aviation Demand: IATA data shows Asia-Pacific dominates the busiest airport pairs, with strong passenger growth in Central Asia and Vietnam.
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