AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHK Listing Watch: Jollibee is moving ahead with a spin-off of its international business, with Jollibee Foods Corp. International (JFCI) set to be listed on HKEX’s Main Board—replacing an earlier US listing plan—as the group builds a standalone overseas-expansion company. AI & Data Centres: Reuters highlights how power and cooling suppliers are benefiting from the data-centre boom, as developers scramble to avoid grid and transformer lead-time bottlenecks. Fintech Launch in HK: Stark Technology officially launched Stark Market and Stark Banking, aiming to bundle brokerage access with a neobank-style payments experience in one ecosystem. Fashion Regulation: France unveiled new fees targeting ultra-fast fashion, directly aimed at Chinese e-commerce players like Shein and Temu—raising the compliance and cost pressure facing the sector. Markets & Energy: A global bond sell-off deepened on renewed US-Iran tensions and higher oil prices, pushing yields up and weighing on equities, including in Asia and Hong Kong. Innovation Funding: Hong Kong’s InnoHK kicked off its third research cluster, SEAM@InnoHK, backing sustainable development, energy, advanced manufacturing and materials with about HK$2.5b. Logistics Update: UPS rolled out a new global operating model to standardize key processes while keeping local flexibility, with a revamped leadership structure to support network scale.
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