AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoShipping and Energy: Indian Oil plans to buy crude and LPG carriers, and is exploring domestic shipbuilding, as Hormuz disruptions push freight and insurance costs higher. The supply risks come as US forces say they disabled a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly breaching the Iran blockade; the UAE separately rescued 22 crew from a burning vessel. Major Deals: CVR Energy agreed to pay $4.2 billion for two Marathon refineries, nearly doubling its refining capacity. Jereh won $2.7 billion in ADNOC onshore oil and gas contracts. Qatar Investment: MEEZA secured a deal worth more than QR1 billion with a global cloud provider and a QR500 million data-centre construction contract, supporting demand for office space. African Markets: Nigeria accounted for 16% of Africa’s corporate debt at end-2025, while South Africa held 31%, OECD figures show. Nigeria’s listed-market value rose 51.2% in the first 10 months of 2026 to N226.38 trillion. Local Commerce: Qatar’s Al Meera says local products make up a quarter of sales, with annual transactions involving 200 local companies reaching QR700 million. TikTok, meanwhile, launched a standalone shopping app in four Southeast Asian markets.
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