AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSME Capital Access: The Philippine Stock Exchange is consulting on changes to make it easier for small, medium and emerging firms to use listing sponsors, including removing a three-year sponsor track record requirement for some applicants and cutting upfront sponsor costs by dropping a professional indemnity insurance requirement (comments due Sept. 7). Consumer & Seller Protection: The FTC and 22 state AGs sued Amazon, alleging it hid an “invented auction participant” scheme that inflated ad prices for more than a million brands and sellers, with small businesses among those affected. SMB Cybersecurity: KnowBe4 launched “Defend” for Google Workspace, adding phishing and business email compromise protection plus employee coaching aimed at small and mid-market teams. Workforce & Growth Skills: Guyana’s Youth Entrepreneurial Skills Training Programme is graduating 79 young entrepreneurs, with more women moving into trades like carpentry and welding. Policy & Costs: Malaysia’s former finance minister Lim Guan Eng urged more reforms to cut living costs and support small businesses ahead of Malaysia Day. Business Resilience Tech: Verizon said it’s prepped for Tropical Storm Edouard with backup power and satellite messaging options.
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