AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoConsumer Health & Retail: Colorado expects ACA individual-market premiums to rise about 11% in 2027 as enhanced tax credits expire, while Lush pushes packaging-free shower and shampoo bars and “naked” products to cut waste. Circular Trade Rules: The World Customs Organization published a study urging clearer rules of origin for remanufactured and recycled goods so FTAs can better support circular-economy goals. Tech & Payments: Micross agreed to buy AEMtec to expand advanced packaging and optoelectronics in Europe; Conviva argues AI needs full customer context; and Tajik fintech Alif brings Apple Pay to customers. Supply Chain & Energy: The IEA says renewables will grow 8%+ in 2026 and overtake coal, with solar leading; and fuel-price pressure continues in South Africa amid Middle East turmoil. Business Moves: Beam Global won a Dallas follow-on order for off-grid EV charging, and Micropep filed US/EU dossiers for its peptide biofungicide Promisin.
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