AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCocoa Integrity & EU Compliance: A new Science study on Côte d’Ivoire cocoa farms says auditors altered records in about one in four monitoring cases for “sustainable” shade-tree programs, raising fresh concerns for EU Deforestation Regulation compliance. Telecom Growth: MTN Group reported strong H1 2026 results, with service revenue up 17.5% and growth in Ghana and Nigeria, while Côte d’Ivoire also contributed to subscriber momentum. Frontier Finance Outlook: Union Bancaire Privée’s emerging-markets team argues 2026 looks constructive for frontier and emerging market debt, highlighting local-currency opportunities amid global bond selloffs. Oil & Gas Services Contract: CB&I Asset Solutions won a three-year Côte d’Ivoire operations and maintenance contract for an offshore FPSO, including restart, integrity management and regulatory compliance. Parliament & Agriculture Links: Côte d’Ivoire National Assembly President Patrick Achi visited Vietnam National University of Agriculture, pushing deeper cooperation in agriculture, agro-processing and trade. Border Security Research: LASU and Nigeria’s Immigration Service convened a conference on connected borderlands, calling for tighter collaboration between researchers, policymakers and security agencies.
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