AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoPhilippines Impeachment Watch: A key legal fight over Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment is turning on whether her official bank accounts are opened, with critics arguing it could be “fatal” to her case if they’re withheld; the Anti-Money Laundering Council previously flagged billions of pesos in transactions tied to Duterte and her husband. Uzbekistan Capital Markets: Asia Alliance Bank secured $15m from Austria’s OeEB for SME and green lending, while Uzbek National Bank signed a 1bn yuan credit line with Bank of China and the National Investment Fund’s LSE IPO drew $2.8bn in demand. UK Banking & Privacy: The UK’s DWP is set to get new powers to check benefit claimants’ bank accounts, sparking privacy concerns. Bank Holiday Disruption: Dover’s queues eased after France suspended extra EU border checks under EES as heat hit the UK. Lebanon Financial Rights: Lebanon’s central bank ordered banks to implement rules letting married women open accounts for minor children.
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