AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoMiddle Corridor & logistics: New reporting highlights how a “new Eurasian trade reality” is pushing expansion of the Middle Corridor, with BTK rail and broader land-transport links repeatedly framed as the backbone for moving goods between Asia and Europe. Energy security: As Iran threatens regional fuel shipping, Azerbaijan is positioned as a gas buffer, while SOCAR’s growing role across Israel’s energy supply chain underscores how quickly regional energy bets are shifting. Armenia vote & regional pressure: Armenia’s June 7 elections are being treated as a geopolitical referendum between Brussels/Washington and Moscow, with Russia’s economic pressure and trade restrictions (including bans on Armenian exports) adding heat to the campaign. EU digital identity & biometrics: Debate around EUDI Wallets intensifies as regulators and researchers clash over whether biometrics can be used as a sole verification method—an issue that could affect rollout timelines and trust. Labor mobility policy: Hungary will stop issuing worker visas to people from Georgia, Armenia and the Philippines, tightening guest-worker inflows and raising questions for regional employers reliant on migrant labor. Aid supply chain: WFP says fortified biscuits reached Afghanistan after a long detour through nine countries, showing how disruptions in key routes can reshape industrial-scale humanitarian logistics.
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