AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSmartphone Demand Surge: Nepal’s smartphone imports have hit a record pace, with customs data showing 1.86 million handsets worth Rs. 39.39bn imported by mid-May—already topping the full 2024/25 import value, and pointing to a shift toward higher-priced models. Labour & Education Push: India’s Yogi Adityanath is ordering special campaigns in child-labour-affected areas, aiming to expand the Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana to all 75 districts and strengthen rehabilitation via the Sevamitra system. Energy Security in Focus: Hungary is in talks to secure 1bn cubic metres of Romanian Black Sea gas annually, as it prepares to replace volumes lost when EU Russian-energy bans bite from 2027. Defence Industry Move in Slovakia: CSG and Reunert will set up “Fuchs Electronics Europe” in Dubnica nad Váhom to produce electronic fuzes for large-calibre shells—boosting EU supply-chain resilience. Ukraine Strike on Russia’s Oil: A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a major fire at a Russian oil terminal in Krasnodar, injuring two people.
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