AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoNational Digital ID & Cybersecurity: Madagascar is strengthening its national digital identity program as enrollment expands, with two cybercrime bills approved by the Council of Ministers and sent to parliament, including plans for a Digital Protection and Investigation Unit and ratification of the UN Hanoi Convention to better tackle fraud and identity theft. Critical Minerals Finance: The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is expanding rare-earth support in Madagascar, backing Harena Rare Earths’ Ampasindava Ionic Clay Rare Earth Project as part of a $62.8m package aimed at diversifying critical mineral supply chains. Trade & Industry Process: Madagascar’s safeguard investigation on certain types of rice moves forward, with the ANMCC setting out deadlines and procedures for importers/exporters and interested parties to submit comments and participate in any public hearing. Agribusiness Biosecurity: A toxic invasive weed, Madagascar ragwort, has been flagged in New Zealand after detection near Ngawi, underscoring ongoing risks to livestock and the need for early reporting and farm vigilance.
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