AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoFIFA Power Struggle: Gianni Infantino’s World Cup “sell-off” plan is unraveling fast: UEFA and other confederations are moving toward boycotts, FIFA says “nobody is selling football,” and COO Kevin Lamour claims staff were “deceived,” while a new independent study is set to assess expanding the tournament to 64 teams. Swiss Business & Finance: BIS reports Project Agorá has completed real-value testing for tokenized cross-border settlement, moving about CHF 800,000 across 17 scenarios in ~80 seconds—another step for wholesale payments. Swiss Economy Watch: Swiss National Bank posts a big Q2 profit on the back of market gains, while Swiss retail sales growth eases in June. Health & Agriculture: Switzerland is monitoring a mysterious illness spreading among dairy cows; authorities say there’s currently no evidence of risk from milk or meat. Aviation Safety: SWISS flight LX16 (Zurich–New York) diverted to Bangor after smoke traced to a damaged headphone charging case, prompting reminders on lithium battery rules. Corporate Moves: Amagi hires Martin Wacker to lead sales across Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Central & Eastern Europe. Pharma: Agios AGIO beats Q2 revenue expectations as mitapivat demand grows, with European distribution via partner Avanzanite. Global Legal/Media: Netflix faces a $105m lawsuit after an unencrypted copy of unreleased Nicolas Cage WWII film “Fortitude” went missing.
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