AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoFuel Shock Hits Retail: India’s state-run oil firms ended the long freeze by raising petrol and diesel by ₹3/litre nationwide, with Delhi petrol now ₹97.77 and diesel ₹90.67, as West Asia-driven crude volatility finally forced partial pass-through. Inflation Pressure Mounts: Wholesale inflation jumped to a 42-month high of 8.3% in April, led by fuel & power at 24.71% and crude petroleum inflation at 88.06%, signaling upstream cost stress is still working its way through. Policy Tightrope: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra warned that if the crisis drags on, retail fuel price hikes may become “a matter of time,” even as the government insists there’s no shortage and urges citizens to avoid panic buying. Ad Industry Angle: IAB rolled out Project Eidos campaign data standards to reduce ad-data chaos, while outdoor enforcement in Johannesburg reportedly clawed back nearly R100m by cracking down on illegal signage. Cross-Border Risk: The IMF flagged Pakistan’s Gulf exposure as its biggest external vulnerability, with energy imports and remittances at the center.
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