AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI & Jobs Policy: A new international statement urges governments and universities to build capacity and research on AI’s labour-market impact before disruption timelines become clearer, as major forecasts diverge on how many jobs are created vs displaced. ASEAN Digital Skills: Malaysia launched the Korea-ASEAN Digital Academy (KADA) to train about 200 industry-ready AI and digital professionals across 2026-27, coordinated by MDEC with UiTM and Korea’s NIPA. Geopolitics & Growth Watch: Allianz Research says APAC is relatively resilient to the US-Iran shock, but Philippines and Indonesia lag as domestic turmoil compounds risk, while AI is “doing the heavy lifting.” Trade & Diplomacy: Singapore’s President met PM Anwar in Malaysia, with bilateral trade up 14.5% in Jan-May. Business Missions: The US-ASEAN Business Council will lead a Philippine business mission Aug. 18-20 to spur PPPs and digital transformation across sectors like energy, infrastructure and emerging tech. Energy Finance: ADB approved a $160m loan to expand Bhutan solar capacity (310MW+) via a first private-majority energy PPP. Social Commerce: Lazada deepened creator commerce with Meta affiliate tagging across six SEA markets to shorten discovery-to-purchase.
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