AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoF1 at Spa: Kimi Antonelli grabbed pole for the Belgian GP, with Max Verstappen alongside after a tow from Isack Hadjar; Lando Norris starts far back due to a 10-place grid penalty, while Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton crashed in final practice and left his team racing to repair for qualifying. Race-day friction: Charles Leclerc was wrongly shown a yellow flag in qualifying, costing him a grid spot. Belgium policy: The federal government approved a ban on importing goods from Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. Aviation economics: Belgium softened its planned aviation tax rise to €7 per departing passenger after airline and airport pressure. Space & defence: Belgium will develop its own military satellite network, with dozens of satellites planned and a production push via Aerospacelab. Energy industry angle: Germany’s planned strategic gas reserve (funded via consumer levies) highlights how energy security costs can hit households and energy-intensive firms. AI & mining: A new report says AI-driven mining could add hundreds of billions in value globally by 2035, but Africa still gets a small share of exploration spend.
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