AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEU-China Trade Clash: European leaders face fresh pressure to harden the bloc’s trade stance toward China as industrial overcapacity and a widening goods deficit bite. Eurostat data show the EU exported €199.6bn to China but imported €559.4bn in 2025, leaving a €359.8bn gap. ECB Watch: The euro stays steady ahead of the ECB decision, with markets pricing a 25bp hike while weighing weak German factory orders and slowing growth against still-high inflation. German Industry Pulse: Germany’s factory orders fell 3.8% in April, faster than expected, as the Iran war, higher energy and raw-material costs, and uncertainty weigh on demand. SAP Migration Prep: Business Process Xperts says it found 15% automation potential across 175 processes at a German specialty chemicals group ahead of the SAP S/4HANA push before ECC support ends in 2027. Heat-Pump Bottleneck Fix: Berlin startup GALVANY raised €10m in a seed round, pitching a more integrated heat-pump sales-to-installation model after Germany’s subsidy and installation gaps stalled projects. Private Markets Pressure: SuperReturn in Berlin highlights rising investor demands for private-credit and private-equity redemptions as valuations get harder and software faces AI-driven disruption. Antisemitism Row: A German hotel apologized after a booking message reportedly said “no Jews allowed,” blaming a staff mix-up while acknowledging the response was unacceptable.
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