AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDigital Rupee Push: India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged the RBI to speed up both wholesale and retail digital rupee pilots, arguing tokenisation needs same-day settlement to work smoothly. BRICS Finance Talks: BRICS ministers and central bank chiefs called for IMF/World Bank reforms to boost emerging-market voice, backed local-currency trade and cross-border payments, and criticized unilateral tariffs. Banking Deal: Chime agreed to buy Stride Bank for $590m in cash, aiming to bring more lending and funding in-house and lift 2026 revenue growth guidance. Project Finance (Wind): Skyborn hit financial close on the €2.1bn Gennaker offshore wind project in Germany’s Baltic Sea, moving into construction. Green Finance Debate: Namibia’s finance minister said green finance must deliver real development outcomes, not just labels. Corporate Finance (CFO): FatPipe named Kanishka Ragula as CFO, while HdL Companies expanded Richard Park’s role to President and CFO. Inclusion & Access: CBG launched a PWD loan initiative pairing financing with financial literacy to support enterprise growth. AI & Regulation: Sitharaman urged “soft-touch” AI regulation but warned about agentic systems influencing elections.
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