AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAgribusiness Diplomacy: Venezuela’s delegation wrapped up participation at Congo’s 2nd Great Agricultural Fair, trading ideas with Congo’s agriculture ministry and spotlighting coffee and cacao as cooperation-ready exports. Trade Remedies: Ferroglobe says the European Commission has opened an interim review of antidumping duties on Chinese silicon metal imports, a move that could reshape pricing for a key industrial input. Shipping & Retail Supply: OOCL launched Asia–East Africa Service 8 (EAX8), linking India’s Nhava Sheva/Mundra with Mombasa and Dar es Salaam from late September. Made-in-Africa Consumer Push: Ghana’s “This Is Ghana” exhibition drew 200+ local businesses across food, fashion, beauty and manufacturing, urging firms to scale via AfCFTA. Energy & Consumer Costs: Nigeria’s electricity subsidy bill hit N1.928tn in 2025 as tariffs stayed frozen below cost-reflective rates, while Eskom flagged surplus power and is hunting new demand, including data centres. Digital & Everyday Services: Starlink’s fibre push is accelerating Zimbabwe’s broadband via rapidly rising VSAT subscriptions, and Kenya’s home water purification market is growing as shortages drive demand for safer drinking water. Food & Health: DR Congo’s Ebola caseload topped 6,000 with deaths at 2,911, as access and insecurity complicate response. Consumer Finance & Policy: Nigeria’s fuel pricing debate intensified after calls to cap or liberalise prices, with stakeholders warning price controls could worsen supply and investment.
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