AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDiplomacy in motion: India’s PM Narendra Modi is set to kick off a six-day, five-country tour—UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy—starting Friday, with energy cooperation and trade investment high on the agenda, and a Norway stop for the India-Nordic Summit on May 19. Norway’s ethics debate: Norway’s finance minister says the country’s $2.2tn wealth fund may need to explain more clearly when it divests for ethical reasons, as a commission reviews the rules amid pressure after past divestment controversies. Tech and capital: Telenor is partnering with Verdane to build a joint ownership structure for Telenor Connexion, valuing it at SEK 7.5bn, aiming to scale managed IoT. Energy and industry: Dolphin Drilling secured a long-term semisub contract worth about $150m in the North Sea, while ABB announced a $200m expansion of medium-voltage manufacturing across Europe to support grid and data-center demand. Shipping and climate: A new push in regulated carbon markets gained momentum as Brazil, China and the EU approved governance steps toward wider carbon-credit interoperability.
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