AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTourism Jobs Boost: South Africa’s tourism sector now supports 954,000 direct jobs and is aiming for 1 million by 2030, with Minister Patricia de Lille pitching tourism as a small-business and inclusion engine, not just travel. Market Rules Tighten: India’s SEBI wants a clearer system for options strike prices during wild intraday swings, while the NSE barred Yes Securities from onboarding new clients for three months and fined it ₹1 lakh over margin rule breaches. SME Pressure Mounts: Karnataka MSMEs face a double hit as fuel prices jump and minimum wages rise, squeezing margins and raising logistics and input costs. Energy Relief Move: Japan approved a $3.2B emergency package to cut summer electricity and gas bills for households and small businesses amid Middle East-linked energy shocks. Asia Tech & Finance: Singapore’s Caladan launched an API for spot/perpetual liquidity across 100+ digital assets, and Nigeria’s CBN licensed Sycamore Microfinance Bank to take deposits and speed payments.
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