AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDigital SME push in Pakistan: The Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) urged SMEs to embrace digital transformation, AI, e-commerce and smart tools to boost productivity and exports, stressing that a strong local market should come first. Bangladesh banking goes tech-first: Dhaka Bank’s CEO Osman Ershad Faiz said the bank is repositioning toward SME and retail lending, using AI and its e-Rin platform for near-instant credit decisions and branchless customer journeys. UAE e-invoicing compliance: Advintek received UAE Federal Tax Authority approval as an accredited service provider for e-invoicing, aiming to help firms prepare for the January 2027 mandate. Central Asia AI expansion: iFLYTEK launched its Open Platform in Uzbekistan, pitching AI as “new infrastructure” for governments and enterprises and targeting localized, multilingual use cases. SME-friendly infrastructure in India: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said modern testing facilities will be set up across toy manufacturing clusters via BIS and other labs to raise quality and competitiveness for MSMEs. Cybersecurity moves to the boardroom: A report highlights how CFOs across Asia-Pacific now treat cybersecurity as a core business risk, not an IT cost. Japan micro-EV pause: KG Motors stopped taking new MiBot reservations to focus on fulfilling existing orders, citing the need for financial discipline in monocoque production.
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