AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDisaster Finance: Nepal says flood reconstruction will cost about $4bn–$5bn, with damage assessments still underway after a Himalayan landslide killed hundreds and left thousands missing. Land Restoration Funding: COP17 wrapped with a $1.3bn land-restoration and drought-resilience finance portfolio, including $644.5m new money, but talks fell short on a stronger global drought framework. Banking for SMEs: Kuwait’s National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is pushing an integrated business banking and financing package aimed at helping SMEs turn sales into expansion. Insolvency Fight in India: HDFC Bank and Union Bank of India plan appeals over an NCLT-approved personal repayment plan for Zee founder Subhash Chandra that implies a near-total haircut for creditors. Wealth & Markets: Muscat’s stock exchange financial sector index hit a best level in 18 years, while Upbit stayed No.1 in Korea on a crypto volume surge. Public Finance Scrutiny: Iraq’s central bank orders tighter monitoring of senior officials’ unexplained wealth and suspicious transactions as part of its anti-corruption crackdown.
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