AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUAE-India Deal Rush: PM Modi’s Abu Dhabi stop delivered a packed signing list—strategic petroleum reserves and LPG/LNG pacts with ADNOC/IOCL, a defence partnership framework, a ship-repair cluster at Vadinar, and an 8-exaflop AI supercomputing plan with G42/C-DAC—while the UAE also pledged $5 billion in investments into India. Markets Under Strain: Indian government bonds logged their worst week in six as oil prices and a weak rupee pushed yields higher; the rupee slid to fresh lows near 96 per dollar. Trade Pressure: April’s trade deficit widened sharply on higher crude and gold imports, while India’s exports to China rose but the overall gap kept pressure on the external account. Policy/Regulation: Delhi HC paused CCI’s final antitrust order against Apple until July 15. Energy Security & Geopolitics: BRICS foreign ministers condemned the Pahalgam attack and flagged concern over tariff measures that distort trade, as West Asia tensions keep energy costs in focus. EV Push: Ola Electric plans $208.5m investment in vehicle and cell units; Rapido raised $240m led by Prosus.
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