AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate Finance: Nigeria’s Development Bank launched a $275 million programme to help small firms invest in clean energy and climate-resilient agriculture, combining loans, risk-sharing and technical support. Export Access: A planned Philippines-Canada trade deal could help smaller firms grow by supplying larger exporters, with the agreement expected to be signed next year. Store Rules: U.S. retailers, including bodegas, have 90 extra days to meet new food-stocking rules for accepting SNAP benefits, after a deal between President Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Digital Resilience: A Microsoft outage lasting more than 22 hours disrupted services in over 70 countries, renewing warnings about small businesses’ reliance on email and other major tech services. Startup Growth: Barnwell Bio won the $1 million top prize in New York’s Grow-NY competition, which awarded $3 million to seven startups; winners must build operations and jobs in the region.
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