AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBRICS Deal-Making for SMEs: At the 18th BRICS Summit, leaders backed an integrated infectious-disease response system, early-warning sharing, logistics cooperation, and a BRICS startup network plus a proposed Startup Innovation Fund—alongside a BRICS portal for SMEs and a digital agriculture network using AI and geospatial tools. Women-Led Growth Push: The BRICS Women’s Business Alliance urged member states to open supply chains and scale women-led enterprises, with procurement access, corporate value chains, care-economy support, and workforce leadership on the agenda. SMB Payments Upgrade: Stripe and Ramp rolled out instant stablecoin bill-pay options, aiming to let small businesses make 24/7 bank-funded stablecoin payments without crypto know-how. Cybersecurity for Small Firms: Visa unveiled an open-source “Vulnerability Agentic Harness” to speed up fixing security gaps, targeting faster remediation as AI shortens the time from flaw to attack. Local Business Pressure: In the CNMI, restaurant and small-business owners say rising electricity costs are squeezing operations and threatening closures. Workforce Reality Check: New pay data shows job switchers are seeing bigger wage gains than stayers, with construction leading the upside.
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