AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoTokenized stocks: The SEC cleared a path for tokenized US stock trading via a five-year innovation exemption, with secondary trading only and holders set to keep the same rights as traditional shareholders. Markets: U.S. stocks closed the week mixed after the Fed’s first rate hike in three years, while Canada’s S&P/TSX edged lower and Europe also leaned down amid central-bank focus. Defense supply strain: The U.S. warned allies of major weapons delivery delays—up to five years—as munitions stocks were depleted in the Iran war. Nigeria investment push: President Tinubu met France’s Bolloré to expand investment in Nigeria’s film, entertainment, fibre optics and digital economy. SME growth & payments: Access Bank Ghana and Visa launched “Visa Accept” to let nano and small merchants take digital payments via smartphones, aiming to pull firms into the formal economy. Local business resilience: Glasgow Airport won an economic impact award; Zimbabwe police made a breakthrough in a Bulawayo businessman murder probe; and a Manitoba business reported a theft wave after three UTVs were stolen.
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