AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBanking & Payments: Bank Indonesia launched the Indonesian Credit Card (KKI) for individuals and businesses, enabling credit payments via QRIS Scan/Tap and issued by eight banks (including CIMB Niaga), as BI cites QRIS scale and aims to deepen Indonesia’s inclusive digital economy. Digital Economy & Youth Safety: Discord suspended livestreams in Brazil after regulators raised child-safety concerns, adding to the growing policy push on online protections for minors that also touches Indonesia’s regulatory agenda. Disaster & Resilience: Indonesia marked Independence Day while recovery continues after the 7.7-magnitude Flores earthquake, with the death toll reported at least 68 and thousands displaced; a 14-day emergency was declared in the affected province. Trade & Geopolitics: The White House flagged a “Great Transshipment Scam” tied to Chinese-origin goods and is developing an AI enforcement tool, while China, the EU and Singapore pushed back—raising compliance and logistics risks for regional trade flows. Energy & Climate Risks: El Niño is intensifying fast, with warnings it could disrupt rainfall and food production and feed into global food-inflation risks into 2027. Business & Investment Outlook: A data-center pipeline boom in Asia-Pacific hit a record 26.5 GW in H1 2026, but vacancy rates falling and pre-leasing tightening supply highlight capacity and power constraints for AI growth.
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