AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPakistan Budget Row: Pakistan’s finance ministry pushed back hard on a report saying Deputy PM Ishaq Dar was handed the budget-making process, calling it misleading and factually incorrect—setting up a political fight over who really controls tax policy. Municipal Finance Stress: South Africa’s National Treasury says municipal financial compliance is still fragile, with fruitless and wasteful spending rising to R268.13bn in 2024/25 and delegation systems missing in about half of municipalities. Africa Debt Pressure: Nigeria’s Tinubu warned debt-service costs are crowding out spending, urging a global financial overhaul as borrowing terms keep getting worse for African borrowers. Open Finance Goes Practical: Brazil’s Cumbuca launched an Open Finance MCP server that lets users connect bank data to AI tools in minutes via consent—aimed at making personal finance data access far easier. Deal/Markets: Orascom Construction targets financial close for a 900MW wind farm in Egypt by Q3 2026; Moody’s says digitized finance will start “slow, then fast.”
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