AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoBRICS Summit 2026: India is set to host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept 12–13, with a chair theme that explicitly includes small enterprise empowerment, startups, and practical cooperation across sectors like agriculture, healthcare, energy, and digital. SME Finance (Egypt): CIB completed its first EGP 1.383bn securitisation issuance for MSMEDA under a 3-year EGP 5bn programme, with two tranches and strong investor demand—another signal of growing capital-market support for MSMEs. AI for Business (Dubai): Dubai Chambers is training 14,000 companies over two years to adopt agentic AI commercially, aiming to make Dubai a leading hub for real-world AI deployment by 2028. Payments & Micro-Business Lending (Saudi): Nayla raised about US$18m in a Pre-Series A to expand Sharia-compliant digital financing for micro businesses and freelancers, backed by SAMA licensing. Local Trade Boost (Gaza/Belgium): Belgium’s Israel row over a 2024 Gaza aid worker linked to Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade is back in focus, with implications for development work tied to small-business support. Market Cost Pressure (Global): Rising government bond yields are pushing up borrowing costs worldwide, a headwind for mortgages and small-business financing.
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