AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSweden-Linked Defence & Industry: Sweden’s Gripen push stays in the spotlight as Brazil signals interest in buying up to 20 more Saab fighters, while Canada weighs a bigger mixed fleet that could pair F-35s with Gripen built in Canada—an industrial jobs bet as much as a military one. Maritime & Logistics: Ghana’s Takoradi Floating Dock project (Shiprite) secured $9.7m in financing to expand ship repair capacity, with Sweden among the PIDG backers—aimed at capturing more West Africa maintenance work. EU Supply-Chain Security: The EU trade chief wants a “diversification instrument” forcing firms in sensitive sectors to use at least three suppliers to cut rare-earth and chip single-source risk. Energy Transition Policy: Luxembourg, with Sweden among signatories, argues against weakening the EU’s 2035 combustion-engine ban, citing energy security as well as climate. Swedish Society & Corrections: Sweden prepares to house child prisoners at Kumla as gang violence drives a lower criminal age of responsibility. Circular Manufacturing: Essity’s £35m Unifibres recycling plant in the UK highlights the demand for recycled toilet paper inputs—competing globally for waste paper.
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