AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSME Lending Boost: iwoca reported 56% revenue growth to £366M in 2025, with £1.5B lent to ~100,000 UK and German SME loans, and is rolling out a Business Credit Card plus tools like Credit Compass to help firms manage credit. Policy Pressure on Costs: Malaysia’s economy minister said any move toward a RM2,000 minimum wage should be timed with Budget 2027 and weighed for MSME sustainability, warning higher labor costs could feed into prices. Tax Fairness Scrutiny: Fiji lawmakers raised concerns over $184.6M in tax penalties waived or written off in 2024-25, questioning transparency and whether compliance is being treated unevenly. AI + Power Reality Check: India’s data-center buildout is straining electricity, renewables, transmission and water-efficient cooling, with forecasts for power demand varying widely as AI ramps up GPU use. Regulatory/Legal Watch: A US appeals court refused to pause the Pentagon’s AI startup Anthropic blacklisting, keeping the door shut on military contracts for now. SME Finance Access (Nigeria): Nigeria’s NITDA opened an investment window via Digital Nigeria Builders Festival 2026, inviting startups to pitch funders and investors directly. Local Business Impact: Puerto Rico’s SME group says AI adoption is mostly basic today—Q&A and research—while agentic AI is still largely absent.
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