AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSME Credit Access: Greece’s long-running non-performing loan backlog is still locking about 1.5 million people out of bank credit, with many small business owners stuck in court for years and unable to refinance or invest. Working Capital for Small Firms: A new forecast says the global purchase order financing market could hit $12.9B by 2033 as SMEs lean on faster funding to fulfill big orders and ease cash-flow pressure. Trade Finance Digitization: SECRO named Guy de Pourtalès as CTO to scale its tokenized trade finance document workflows, aiming to speed cross-border paperwork for traders and banks. Banking Pressure Points: India’s RBI flags rising deposit costs and tougher competition for savings as a margin risk, even as banks remain resilient. Funding for Deeptech: Ruya Ventures raised €43M for its first fund focused on getting lab-born deeptech into real-world deployment. SME Tech Tools: Fortude was named a Microsoft Fabric Featured Partner after helping manufacturers consolidate data into a unified analytics foundation. Local Business Boosts: Malaysia extended its MotoGP hosting deal to 2031, citing major tourism and SME spillovers from past events. Cyber Insurance Gap: One report notes fewer than half of small businesses worldwide have standalone cyber insurance.
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