AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoConnectivity & Infrastructure: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Georgia signed a EUR158.42m (about USD182m) deal for climate-resilient road upgrades in Kakheti under the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, targeting safer links between the Azerbaijan border, the East-West Highway, and Black Sea ports. AI & Prototyping: Armenia’s Firebird Build hackathon in Yerevan (with OpenAI, NVIDIA and partners) drew 500+ applicants and pushed teams to ship working AI prototypes across robotics, healthcare, cybersecurity and more. Archaeology in Tbilisi: Renovation work on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi uncovered a cache of decorated pottery dating roughly 10th–11th centuries, found about 20 feet underground. Aviation Sanctions: US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector are driving flight cancellations and making travel and cargo logistics more unpredictable via secondary-sanctions pressure. Energy Tech in the Caspian: bp wrapped up a multi-well subsea intervention campaign at Deepwater Gunashli, reporting first use of lightweight well intervention tech in its Caspian operations. Security & Drones: A new SIPRI-based snapshot highlights how military drone imports are concentrated in major wars, with Africa’s DR Congo, Sudan and Mali among notable users.
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