AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoH-1B Fallout for Latin American Workers: A Peruvian athlete-turned-business grad says an H-1B layoff forced her return home, underscoring how visa shifts can abruptly derail careers and small-business talent pipelines. Organized Crime & Predatory Lending in Panama: Police link a deadly shooting in San Miguelito to loan-sharking networks tied to money laundering, a reminder that “informal” credit can become a business risk. Caribbean Craft Sector Push: Jamaica’s deputy PM calls for a bigger craft center on the north coast to scale artisan sales and tourism—plus stronger protection against imports sold as Jamaican. SME AI Drive in China (spillover relevance): China’s plan targets 10,000 AI-focused SMEs by 2028, with incubators, clusters, and low-cost computing—useful context for LATAM founders watching AI funding models. TPS Deadline Hits Salvadorans: El Salvador’s TPS end date nears, raising urgency for immigrant workers and the local businesses that rely on their labor. Cross-border Payments Upgrade: Tazapay goes live on Borderless.xyz, adding Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia rails for faster local-currency payouts and collections.
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