AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoInfrastructure Policy: The Philippines’ House approved on second reading the MIND Act, a 30-year national infrastructure master plan meant to keep projects consistent across political changes, with updates every six years and earlier revisions when tech, crises or shocks demand it. Ocean Governance: Philippines Environment Secretary Juan Miguel “Mitch” Cuna urged international coordination to protect biodiversity in the high seas ahead of the January 2027 BBNJ talks, stressing that coastal and open-ocean ecosystems are connected. Construction Costs: Currie & Brown says uncertainty has pushed global construction pipeline costs up 12.4%—nearly $2T in 2026—while confidence on deadlines and budgets keeps sliding. AI Economics: Bain estimates the AI industry needs up to $6T in revenue by 2031 to fund its build-out, warning of a potential $4.2T shortfall if new value streams don’t emerge fast. Space Science: Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube’s work on high-energy neutrinos, highlighting a new era of astronomy. Health Tech & Research: A Murdoch Children’s Research Institute study proposes a new global definition of clinical obesity that classifies far fewer children as obese than BMI alone.
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