AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFuel & freight pressure: Transport costs are spiking again as petrol, diesel and commercial LPG jump—hurting everything from India’s textile supply chains (Bengaluru-to-hub freight reportedly more than doubling) to Odisha’s livelihoods, where officials blame panic buying and supply constraints for fuel shortages that left thousands of vehicles off the road. Subsidy enforcement: Malaysia is tightening rules around fleet cards used for subsidised diesel and petrol, drafting regulations under the Control of Supplies Act after hundreds of cards were blocked for suspected subsidy leakage and embezzlement. Port & logistics capacity: Pakistan’s NDMS has started dredging at Karachi’s Port Qasim to restore navigational depth and reduce reliance on foreign contractors. Health & cross-border risk: DR Congo warns the latest Ebola outbreak has a very high lethality rate and no vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain, with deaths already reported and spread concerns tied to regional movement. Aviation cost lever: Delhi cuts VAT on aviation turbine fuel from 25% to 7% for six months to ease pressure on airlines and tourism.
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