AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSME Finance & Resilience: Antigua and Barbuda secured $10M from the Adaptation Fund to upgrade drainage and cut flood risk, plus $3.1M in low-interest loans—helping households and small businesses become insurable. SME Payments & Discounts: Mastercard is backing a Saudi campaign with Jarir that lets Mastercard SME cardholders get checkout discounts on essentials, part of its “Built Small. Moving Strong” push. Women-Owned Business Funding: ADB and HDBank signed a $100M loan in Vietnam to expand MSME lending, with at least 40% aimed at women-owned businesses. Regulatory Relief for Startups: Assam will let small, non-polluting enterprises start operations without approvals for their first three years to reduce red tape. Local Business Protection Law: Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Fair Prices for Local Businesses Act to stop corporate price discrimination that can raise costs for small retailers. Tech for Small Business Growth: Wayflyer acquired Conjura to combine eCommerce analytics with funding tools for merchants. Business Continuity Risk: Telstra blamed a software defect for a nationwide outage and reported hundreds of welfare checks after failed emergency calls. AI Governance for Dealmakers: A report finds boards still won’t let AI make final deal decisions, even as AI is used for board reporting. Startup & Scale Signals: Payhawk crossed $100M ARR as it scales an AI-native spend platform.
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