AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI for MSME lending: The Philippines’ DICT and Land Bank will build AI-enabled digital tools to help micro, small and medium firms prove creditworthiness and digitize loan applications, aligning with ASEAN’s AI-powered MSME push. Creative economy with AI: Malaysia’s Orange Economy Consortium and Cloudwise (Beijing) plan AI-powered creative content to strengthen publishing, IP development and digital creation. Geopolitics and inflation pressure: Malaysia’s deputy economy minister says renewed US-Iran conflict is lifting oil and could raise input costs, while Jordan is estimating a high fiscal burden from the war and reporting remittance and tourism shifts. Oil and gold swings: Brent jumped above $90 on Strait of Hormuz disruption fears, while gold slipped as rate-hike expectations returned. Housing push in India: Telangana opens applications for 1 lakh Indiramma LIG homes in Hyderabad from July 21, with a pilot phase starting in 16 constituencies. Digital economy infrastructure risk (UK): A report warns grid capacity limits and power prices could push data centers overseas, threatening UK AI growth. Semiconductor hiring surge (South Korea): Entry-level semiconductor job postings rose 47% y/y in H1 as the AI chip boom drives recruitment.
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