AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHeatwave Response: Italy put all 27 major cities on the highest health red alert as temperatures soar past 40C, with officials urging people to avoid direct sun and stay indoors; the wider European heat crisis is also driving wildfires and straining power, transport and tourism. Hospitality & Finance: Mediobanca’s wealth management arm reported a 33% year-on-year drop in H1 2026 net profit to €81m, while Clearbridge highlighted listed infrastructure as a growth bet tied to electrification, AI and data centres. Culture & Tourism: Italy launched a unified 1,500km “Way of St Francis” trail across six regions, feeding pilgrimage tourism ahead of the Assisi celebrations. Local Life: A woman in Puglia recovered a €1m lottery ticket after mistakenly throwing it away—sanitation workers searched through more than six tons of rubbish to find it. Public Debate: Edinburgh Fringe’s boss defended Amanda Knox’s planned comedy show amid calls to cancel it, saying they’re “not afraid of controversy.”
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