AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoStrait of Hormuz Security: A Singapore-registered Evergreen container ship, Ever Lovely, suffered minor bridge damage after an unknown projectile as it left the strait; all 21 crew were safe, while Iran’s route warnings and UN/IMO moves to pause escort and evacuation efforts keep shipping uncertainty high. MAS & Crypto Watch: The Monetary Authority of Singapore added Hyperliquid to its Investor Alert List, flagging the perpetual futures platform as unlicensed/unauthorised in Singapore. Local Business Sentiment: Singapore firms’ confidence softened for a third straight quarter in the SCCB Business Optimism Index, with new orders, inventory and employment cooling even as sales and profits held up. Trade & Regional Deals: CPTPP members will begin preliminary talks to add Indonesia, the Philippines and the UAE, with accession dependent on meeting standards and unanimous consent. Tech & Finance Innovation: MetaOptics started shipping evaluation units of its metalens smartphone and AI smart glasses to Europe and Japan for customer testing. Tourism & Hospitality: Ascott eyes more intra-Asia travel as Iran-related disruption nudges tourists to stay closer to home.
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