AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMarkets & Finance: Nepali commercial banks’ net profit rose 18.16% to Rs 56.47 billion in 10 months, helped by better loan recovery and lower cost of funds. Business Lending Tech: UK fintech FundingSearch launched a commercial lending software platform to automate SME deal sourcing with pre-qualification and verification against Companies House, Xero and Sage data. Corporate & Legal: Zurich’s commercial court largely rejected Palantir’s media-law push against Swiss outlet Republik, ordering Palantir to pay most of Republik’s costs. Trade & Diplomacy: Bangladesh unveiled a “Roadmap for Trade, Growth and Economic Diplomacy” forum to align policy and investment with multinationals and development finance partners. Infrastructure & Cities: Mumbai’s BMC fined contractors Rs 9.25 crore after AI flagged irregularities in desilting; rail and civic agencies were told to prepare integrated monsoon flood plans. Energy/Geopolitics: CENTCOM said it shot down Iranian drones targeting commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz while keeping the trade corridor open.
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