AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSME Finance: Malaysia’s 2027 budget lifts financing and guarantees for small and mid-sized businesses to RM57 billion, while cutting taxes for about 300,000 firms. Islamic Banking: Malaysia’s Digital Nasional completed a $1.27 billion syndicated Islamic financing, one of the country’s largest such deals for an unlisted company. Market Oversight: EU finance ministers agreed to strengthen ESMA’s supervision of major cross-border financial markets, pending further legislative approval. Global Lending: Zambia is set to receive about $1.5 billion in IMF financing over three years to support economic recovery and stability. Fintech: Airtel Money’s London listing raised about £529 million and valued the African mobile-finance business at roughly $7 billion. Banking Outlook: Indian small finance banks are forecast to more than double profitability in FY27 as microfinance stress eases; Poonawalla Fincorp reported a sharp rise in second-quarter profit. AI in Advice: Eight in 10 financial-planning firms surveyed are already using AI or plan to adopt it within a year, though planners stress the need for human judgment. Payments Regulation: Hong Kong warned unlicensed stored-value payment platforms they could face enforcement action.
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