AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoUPI and consumer finance: India clarified new UPI charges from Oct. 15, keeping transactions up to ₹2,000 free for consumers and small merchants while capping merchant fees above that level. Central bank liquidity: Pakistan’s SBP injected Rs 2.64trn via reverse repo and Shariah-compliant OMO to support market liquidity. SME credit push: Pakistan’s SECP approved Shaamilkar Tajir, a digital Shariah-compliant financing app offering up to Rs 3m for small businesses. Energy for industry: Nigeria plans dedicated round-the-clock power for industrial clusters, starting with a 50MW project at Abuja’s Idu Industrial Estate. Retail and payments tech: Quad/Graphics expands its In-Store Connect retail media network to Smart & Final stores, boosting retail media for CPGs. Fuel retail risk: A report warns that fuel station monitoring gear can be manipulated to weaken leak detection and safety alarms—an operational, not just data, threat. Markets: Nigeria’s NGX hit a record N162tn market cap as trading surged. Local business resilience: A California fire damaged multiple commercial offices including California Rural Legal Assistance in El Centro.
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