AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCross-Border Payments: Indonesia is expanding cross-border QR payments for tourism and SMEs via Bank Indonesia’s QRIS Antarnegara and its Indonesia Travel Pack, aiming to boost visitor spending and make payments easier for travelers and local merchants. SME Trade Readiness: India’s MSMEs are being urged to level up for the EU market as the India-EU FTA moves forward—experts say lower tariffs won’t help without compliance capacity for ESG, CBAM, certification, and logistics. SME Funding Push: Malaysia’s Kuskop says it has channelled nearly RM10b to about 270,000 entrepreneurs under “Power Up 10K,” and is seeking bigger Budget 2027 allocations for MSMEs and cooperatives. Digital Finance Security: Orange Money (Jordan) teamed with ADSTRA to roll out AI-powered AML/CFT screening and sanctions checks, strengthening trust in its fintech ecosystem. Entrepreneur Spotlight: Kenya’s ZeroBionic is building an offline robotic sign-language interpreter for classrooms, pairing locally made hardware with an African sign-language dataset. Business Climate: UK challenger bank Monzo is reportedly in “serious” talks to be sold (up to £10b) or to raise new funding, raising questions for customers. Local Growth & Jobs: South Africa’s ActionSA unveiled a manifesto focused on restoring municipal services, fixing finances, and improving safety—key issues for small business operators.
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