AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoHappiness in action: Lailah Matrosova Khalil is in Bhutan to learn how “gross national happiness” is turned into policy—by literally knocking on doors, asking about sleep, stress, and family pressures, then feeding answers to the King. Demography & economy: Bhutan’s birth-rate collapse is being flagged as a growing threat to long-term economic sustainability. Health watch: With monsoon coming, Bhutan is stepping up malaria prevention in southern border dzongkhags after 144 cases in 2024, driven by outbreaks in nearby Assam and West Bengal. Tourism push: Bhutan is gearing up for the first Bhutan International Travel Mart in Thimphu (11–13 June 2026) to sell its “high value, low volume” model to global trade partners. Big infrastructure: Bhutan and the World Bank signed USD 515m for the Dorjilung HPP (1,125 MW), aiming to ease winter power shortages and boost clean exports to India.
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