AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoLocal Business Spotlight: KwaZulu-Natal entrepreneur Delicia Khader is building a thriving design-and-branding business after starting with limited resources, now offering services like vehicle branding, signage, and digital marketing. SME Finance & Support: Alabama’s Work Smart Solutions founder Renee Price joins the Alabama Financial Educators Council advisory board, aiming to help small businesses get financially and operationally “compliance-ready.” Policy Watch (Tax): Sri Lanka’s NPP government has dropped a planned VAT registration threshold cut (from Rs. 60m to Rs. 36m), citing political and implementation pressure—good news for smaller firms worried about new registration burdens. SME Growth Partnerships: Oman’s Sharakah teamed up with Gulf Technical Support to back HVAC SME expansion with tailored financing. Business Costs & Rates: Scotland’s business rates review is under fire as MSP Joe Fagan urges faster reform to ease pressure on small firms facing the latest revaluation. Cross-Border Banking: Kaspi.kz received Turkish regulatory approval to acquire Rabobank A.Ş., setting up more fintech and merchant services for Turkish businesses. Infrastructure Disruption: Residents near Islamabad’s Park Road underpass project complain about dust, unsafe diversions, and delays hurting daily life and vehicle costs.
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