AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAsian Games Logistics: Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya Games open Saturday amid mounting operational headaches, from “functional” but widely criticized athlete housing (container huts with short beds and leaks) to transport chaos that stranded delegations for hours at Aichi Sky Expo when shuttle systems failed. Sports Results: Bangladesh reached the women’s cricket semifinals after China’s quarterfinal was washed out by rain; the match was abandoned without a ball bowled. India Cricket/Selection: Varun Chakravarthy is ruled out of a Japan T20I and the Asian Games with a side strain; Vipraj Nigam gets his first call-up, while Nitish Kumar Reddy is withdrawn for West Indies ODIs. Finance & Markets: GIFT City climbed to 37th globally and top-15 in Asia-Pacific in the GFCI 40; Asian stocks were mixed after a Fed rate hike lifted the dollar. Energy: Oil prices eased after reports Saudi Arabia would ship additional crude via Oman, easing supply disruption fears. Business & Travel: Singapore cleared a Qatar Airways Cargo–IAG Cargo–MASkargo air-freight joint business; flydubai added interline links with Air India and Uzbekistan Airways. Wealth Watch: TikTok founder Zhang Yiming overtook Gautam Adani to become Asia’s richest, with fortune pegged at about $105bn.
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