AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCeasefire Under Strain: Israel carried out fresh strikes in southern Lebanon hours after the US-brokered truce was extended for 45 days, with talks on a political settlement set for early June—raising fresh uncertainty for businesses tied to cross-border stability. SME Finance Push: Oman’s Inma Fund says it has provided about OMR215m to 2,061 SME projects since launch, while Egypt is gearing up to host the 33rd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Alamein (21–24 June), a signal that trade finance remains a key growth lever. Power Reliability Pressure: Philippines Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged energy regulators to act on recurring brownouts as grid alerts rise—an immediate hit to schools, hospitals, and small firms. Fuel Price Anger: Public rage over soaring fuel prices and shortages continues to spill into daily business costs. Aviation & Tech Investment: Bayanat Engineering is installing advanced meteorological sensing at Dubai’s first commercial eVTOL vertiport, while Dubai-based OneMetric opened a new office to help MENA firms scale HubSpot and AI-led growth.
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