AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEU Carbon Market: ESMA says the EU ETS carbon market hit €777bn ($887bn) in 2025, with banks and investment firms driving 62% of trading volumes, even as early-2026 prices slipped and volatility rose. Crypto Regulation: Luxembourg’s regulator upgraded Ripple’s MiCA crypto-asset service provider authorization to a full license, letting it passport across the EEA, while the US CLARITY Act still hinges on seven Senate Democrats. Payments & Fintech: PayPal joined the European Payments Council, aiming to boost interoperability and instant payments for European merchants. Energy Grid & Smart Meters: Smart meters are framed as key to balancing wind/solar variability, with Europe needing major scale-up in flexibility like batteries. UK Net Zero Fight: Reform’s “war on net zero” is said to threaten £22bn–£44bn of private investment and 20,000 jobs in the Humber industrial cluster. Cloud Oversight: The UK moves Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Oracle under direct regulatory oversight for financial-sector resilience. Moldova Politics: President Maia Sandu nominated financier Vasile Tofan as prime minister, pitching business conditions and EU accession by end-2028. Crypto Crime: Greek police arrested a Belgian-wanted suspect tied to alleged crypto fraud at Athens airport.
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