AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoStablecoin Watch: Tether posted $1.5B Q2 profit, but its excess reserves fell about 50% to $4.11B, reviving questions on how its reserve buffer holds up through a rate cycle. Caribbean Digital Infrastructure: Blue NAP Americas and Cloud Carib are building a sovereign cloud foundation for Caribbean governments and regulated firms, aiming to improve security, compliance, and disaster recovery. Latin America Trade & Finance: Singapore’s MERCOSUR free-trade deal entered into force for Brazil, cutting barriers and boosting investment conditions, with digital and procurement cooperation in scope. Chile Copper Strategy: Chile is looking to diversify copper buyers as data-center demand rises, targeting about $100B in mining investment while reducing reliance on China. Peru Leadership: Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s first popularly elected woman president, promising stability, stronger institutions, and a focus on safety and growth. Brazil Defense Industry: Lula attended Avibras’ reactivation, signaling a push to expand Brazil’s defense industrial base amid heightened US-Brazil tensions. Venezuela Crisis: After the earthquake, UN fears missing people could reach 51,000 as humanitarian needs collide with claims of continued US pressure on oil revenues. Banking Credit: Fitch upgraded Agibank to AA(bra) with a stable outlook, citing resilience after an INSS-linked payroll-loan investigation.
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