AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSME Finance: Warburg Pincus is among bidders for UK lender iwoca, whose sale could value it at about £1 billion. The lender provided £1.5 billion in SME loans last year, as demand for funding grows. Malaysia’s SMEs: The government says Budget 2027 will allocate RM67.9 billion to small and midsize firms, cut taxes by up to two percentage points and exempt them from next year’s minimum-wage increase. It is also urging Chinese companies to bring Malaysian SMEs into their supply chains. Greener Supply Chains: Zara owner Inditex is putting $50 million into an IFC fund aimed at raising $400 million to help small suppliers finance energy-saving equipment and renewable power. Local Business Costs: A year after the last U.S. penny was minted, some shops are struggling to get change; one Missouri retailer has started rounding transactions down to the nearest nickel.
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