AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoSME Capacity Building: Washington, DC’s DCCDC BOSSTANK launched a $2M small-business capacity program, pairing 40+ entrepreneurs (including 22 in the inaugural cohort) with one-on-one back-office support to strengthen bookkeeping, tax compliance, branding, and contracting pipelines. Financial Inclusion: MCC Banking rolled out an international strategy to expand access to basic banking for people still outside the formal system, combining training, simpler tech, and small-business-friendly credit terms. Nearshoring + Tech Finance Gap: A Dominican Republic push for AI, fintech, data centers, and semiconductors is running into a core question: who will finance the early-stage companies expected to compete in these sectors? Stablecoin Payments for Trade: XDC Tech integrated Bridge’s regulated stablecoin infrastructure, enabling faster fiat-to-stablecoin settlement for payments and trade finance across Latin America. Honduras BPO Jobs: ibex met with Honduras leaders to grow the BPO sector and plans to hire 400 employees in Tegucigalpa by year-end. Cold Chain for DTC: Americold said it’s enabling direct-to-consumer growth via integrated cold-chain ecommerce fulfillment.
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