AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoUK-Japan Deal: Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK will publish its long-delayed defence investment plan before next month’s NATO summit, after calling NATO chief Mark Rutte following John Healey’s resignation. Bilateral Investment: Starmer is also set to lock in an £18bn UK-Japan investment and tech package, including a £9bn Japanese pipeline and up to £9bn for UK offshore wind, plus new partnerships in AI, semiconductors and quantum. Africa Food Finance: A Nairobi summit will spotlight Africa’s $100bn-plus agriculture funding gap, as policymakers seek new capital for food systems. Enterprise Tech & Security: Splunk patched a critical Splunk Enterprise flaw that could allow unauthenticated file operations and possible remote code execution, urging upgrades. Startup Funding: A UK mother-and-son team raised £335k to build an incident-management platform for food and beverage firms. Policy for Investment: Bangladesh plans “automatic” licence approvals if agencies don’t respond within seven days to speed approvals and boost investment. AI in Business: SAP/Oxford Economics research says Indian enterprises are moving from AI pilots toward embedding AI into core operations, with agentic AI gaining traction.
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