AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoOECD in Paris: Finland chairs the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in the French capital, with talks focused on industrial renewal, open markets, sustainable growth and social wellbeing, and a meeting planned with President Macron. Aerospace & travel: Airbus’s A350-1000ULR has completed its first Toulouse flight, positioning it as the world’s longest-range passenger jet for Qantas’s Project Sunrise. Business & trade: Türkiye and France are pushing to lift bilateral trade to $30bn by 2030, citing rising investment plans and a sharp jump in recent trade. Consumer crackdown: France fined Shein about €22m over order confirmation, returns and product information issues; Shein says it will challenge. Energy storage: TagEnergy commissioned France’s biggest operating battery storage system (240 MW/480 MWh) in Cernay-lès-Reims. Diplomacy & memory: Macron and Kagame inaugurated a Paris memorial for the 1994 Tutsi genocide, with Macron calling it central to France’s history. Economy watch: France’s services sector contracted sharply in May, with costs and Middle East-linked uncertainty weighing on activity. Tech push: Quobly raised €115m to build a quantum computer on a silicon chip. Sports: France and Spain top World Cup favourites lists; at Roland-Garros, Mensik and Andreeva/Kostyuk set up key semifinals. Environment & safety: Three forestry staff are questioned over a deadly 2025 wildfire in Aude.
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