AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI & Productivity: Templafy finds a “business-ready AI gap”: 90% of knowledge workers use AI for documents weekly, but 95% still edit, spending nearly four hours correcting outputs—highlighting the need for better company context. AI Governance & Risk: A growing debate on agentic AI warns that even “logical” automated decisions can be wrong when contracts expire or business conditions change, raising the bar for controls. Tech Leadership in Business: Meta appoints Dhruv Vohra to lead its Southeast Asia commercial push, aiming to help advertisers and agencies use AI and messaging to grow. Energy & Industry: Nigeria’s NDIC urges savers to stick to licensed, regulated institutions amid Ponzi risks, while Kenya faces business pressure from high taxes and bribery (World Bank warning). Regional Trade & Connectivity: Malaysia and Singapore push deeper ASEAN business links via digital economy cooperation. Local Business Resilience: UK small firms want Budget changes to improve access to public contracts and cut hidden costs; meanwhile, UK roadworks and fires show how quickly operations can be disrupted—yet some businesses vow to “open as usual” and rebuild. Fuel Subsidy: Sri Lanka approves a Rs 41bn diesel subsidy to cushion consumers and distributors from global oil price spikes.
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