AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSME Finance: Egypt approved six fintech firms, including two focused on lending to small and midsize businesses, in a push to widen access to digital finance. Digital Payments: A new QR-payments program in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, aims to help market vendors and other small firms handle cashless transactions. Credit Squeeze: A Ghanaian commentary challenges claims of a rapid economic reset, warning that tight monetary conditions are leaving local businesses short of loans and working capital. Costs and Tax: Ahead of Britain’s Oct. 28 Budget, reports say the Chancellor may raise the business-rates threshold for small firms, while making online marketplaces collect tax from sellers. Business Conditions: US small-business confidence is mixed: one survey found cash flow holding up, but inflation remains a top concern and hiring plans are modest. Local Pressure: Rising rent, taxes, transport and power costs are pushing some Ugandan traders out of cities and into cheaper rural centres.
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