AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBRICS Summit Opens in New Delhi: India kicked off the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit at Bharat Mandapam, with PM Modi welcoming Xi Jinping (first visit in nearly seven years), Putin, and other heads of state as the bloc tries to balance wars in Ukraine and West Asia with economic fallout. Joint Declaration Tension: Reuters reports a draft declaration is set to oppose imposing war unilaterally, but consensus is complicated by sharp Iran–UAE differences. Local-Currency Push: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian urged BRICS to build resilient trade networks and expand national-currency use to reduce vulnerability to political shocks. Bilateral Deals on the Sidelines: Modi met Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on defense, AI, space, critical minerals, energy, and connectivity, and also held talks with Vietnam’s PM Le Minh Hung on an “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.” Bolivia Angle (IMF): Bolivia agreed to end fuel subsidies by 2027 under a $1.9B IMF bailout, a move Congress still must ratify. Tech & Misinformation: Meta’s Oversight Board urged the company not to replace professional fact-checking with Community Notes as Meta tests the system across Latin America, including Bolivia.
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