AGP Executive Report
Last update: 27 minutes agoEnergy & Trade: BEAC says CEMAC’s export price index rose 0.7% in Q1 2026 after three quarters of decline, driven by a 23% jump in energy prices as oil and gas strengthened on Middle East tensions and OPEC+ output cuts. Oil & Gas (EG): TGS won a new Africa/Middle East streamer acquisition contract and also confirmed its first-phase Equatorial Guinea offshore MegaSurvey, covering post-stack reprocessing of ~27,273 km of 2D and ~35,000 sq km of 3D, targeting completion in Q3 2026 for the Rio del Rey and Rio Muni basins. Diplomacy & Business Links: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is set to visit Zimbabwe for two days, with agreements expected on economic and trade cooperation, education, agriculture and mining under the recently launched JPCC. Digital Economy: Google expanded “Ask Gemini in Chrome” to Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa—and included Equatorial Guinea—bringing built-in AI search and understanding to more African locales. Finance & Regulation: CABS held in Yaoundé, with regulators from the CEMAC region (including Equatorial Guinea) discussing how to strengthen prudential cooperation amid digital finance and new instruments. Labour Policy (Regional): Kuwait tightened domestic worker recruitment to only 10 approved countries, banning many African sources including Equatorial Guinea.
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