AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHousing Policy & Regulation: Kazakhstan has dropped a draft law on mandatory disaster housing insurance from its 2026 legislative plan, while Albania suspended a luxury island resort project tied to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump after EU warnings over environmental risks. Construction & Infrastructure: Algeria’s SONATRACH broke ground on its segment of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, and Nepal started works on the 180-MW Kaligandaki Gorge Hydropower Project. Real Estate Markets & Finance: Sime Darby Property launched a RM1.25bn shariah-compliant fund to back data centres and industrial/logistics projects, and Cypriot firm Easternmed bought Brussels office building “The Muse” for an EDA lease. Development Delivery & Costs: UK housebuilder Bellway warned mortgage-rate rises are dampening demand, and Norwich council is lining up enabling works for 14 affordable homes on a long-empty Argyle Street site after complex ground conditions. Local Housing Outcomes: A North London council was ordered to pay £2,500 after leaving a mum and three children in unsuitable housing for 10 months, and a Māori housing provider welcomed government moves to ease papakāinga rules.
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