AGP Executive Report
Last update: 24 minutes agoSME Finance Boost (Kuwait): Kuwait’s National Fund for Small and Medium Enterprises Development and CINET signed an MoU to expand credit information sharing, adding government financing data into SME credit reports and building on CINET’s SME Score creditworthiness service to help lenders assess repayment history more transparently. SME Growth via Trade Skills (UAE): Dubai World Trade Centre Free Zone teamed up with DHL Express UAE and its GoTrade programme to train “export-ready” SMEs, offering capacity building and knowledge transfer plus preferential rates to help firms scale cross-border. Rent Relief for Businesses and Tenants (Abu Dhabi): Abu Dhabi froze rent hikes for residential, commercial and industrial properties, keeping renewals at 0% increases and requiring new leases to match the prior rental value. Entrepreneurship in Schools (Oman): Oman’s Ministry of Education and Oman Broadband Company launched “Young Merchant,” a grades 7–11 entrepreneurship and financial literacy programme using applied learning. Labour and Compliance Snapshot (Kazakhstan): Kazakhstan reported 9.4m employed, with 92% of salaried workers covered by registered contracts in the HR Enbek system, alongside expanded occupational accident insurance and digitised collective agreements. Cost Pressure Watch (Middle East-linked): Spain’s labour minister warned that Middle East-driven energy costs are still squeezing households and businesses, calling for renewed support like capped rent rises and lower electricity/gas taxes.
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