AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoDrone Tariff Shock: The US started a 100% tariff on thermal-imaging drones and key components on Sept 3, doubling costs for public safety agencies and leaving little in the way of domestic alternatives. Trade Policy Tech Impact: A separate US Section 232 move set tiered minimum import price floors for solar inputs (from $100/kg for ingots and wafers to $0.22/W for cells), forcing importers to certify pricing or risk border rejection. Tokenized Markets: LSEG and Kraken’s parent Payward teamed up to tokenize the FTSE 100 via xStocks, but the product is structured as tracker certificates, raising fresh questions about who can buy and what investors actually own. Fintech in Switzerland: Mastercard and PayInit are expanding Swiss card-based P2P payments using phone numbers and emails, aiming to plug into banks’ existing apps rather than make each issuer build its own network. Search Rules in Europe: Google adjusted its EU/EEA enforcement on “parasite SEO” to reduce antitrust risk, changing how manual demotions apply inside the European Economic Area. Crypto Ecosystem Map: A new study finds crypto asset companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein are heavily concentrated in Zug, Zurich, Liechtenstein and Geneva.
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