AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUzbekistan–Finland Digital Push: Tashkent and Finland’s Fintraffic are teaming up on digital transport, real-time logistics data, and open API/GovTech links between Central Asia and Europe. Telecom Expansion: Finnish consultancy Omnitele is in talks with Uzbekistan on broadband upgrades, 5G rollout, fiber build-out, and network planning. IT Ecosystem Link-Up: IT Park Uzbekistan visited Finland to explore IT outsourcing, startup exchange, and “soft-landing” routes for Finnish firms. Defense Budget Debate: A Finnish parliamentary working group says defense spending should rise from €7.7bn this year to over €14bn by 2029, citing Russia and faster tech change. Energy/Finance Watch: Reuters reports Uniper’s stake sale could draw interest from CPPIB and Czech EPH, with a process that may value the group above €10bn. Local Economy Signal: Finland’s unemployment jumped—48,000 more unemployed in a year and the rate up to 11.6%—raising pressure on growth and public finances. Nuclear Milestone: Finland’s Onkalo spent-fuel repository is nearing a regulator’s final assessment, with potential licensing later this year. Business Innovation: Raisio secured Business Finland funding for upcycling grain side streams into functional fiber ingredients. Safety & Infrastructure: A Helsinki Kalasatama apartment fire spread fast due to gaps in fire barriers, according to an emergency services report.
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