AGP Executive Report
Last update: 36 minutes agoBanking Resilience: South Korea plans to cut the time to resolve a failing financial firm from 150 days to three or four, and is investigating cyber incidents at Bithumb, Mirae Asset and Daishin Securities. China’s Investment Push: Policy banks completed 800 billion yuan ($119 billion) in financing for projects including infrastructure, AI and the digital economy. Africa Funding: Gemcorp plans to raise yuan through the Lotus bond market to pay Chinese suppliers on African projects, aiming to reduce foreign-exchange costs as China-Africa trade grows. AI Financing: Oracle capped new borrowing and equity funding at $20 billion through fiscal 2030 as it prepares for peak AI spending in 2027 and 2028. Bank Earnings: KB Financial posted record nine-month profit of 5.79 trillion won, up 13.1%, though weaker trading cut third-quarter fee income. Household Stress: U.S. bankruptcy filings rose 11.4% year over year to 621,111 through September, as high borrowing costs and debt strain consumers.
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