SME Finance Push (Nigeria): DBN pledged to mobilise N1.3trn fresh debt and equity over five years, with 40% of lending targeted at women-owned businesses, aiming to deepen inclusion via partners and guarantees. Green Jobs Funding (Egypt): MSMEDA says it has put EGP 1.5bn into green economy projects since 2014 and earmarked EGP 600m for a dual-fuel vehicle push to cut emissions and costs for small operators. Credit Access Simplified (India): Jan Samarth’s unified portal is now a single gateway to multiple government-backed credit schemes, helping borrowers check eligibility and apply in one place. Energy for SMBs (Uganda): Equity Bank Uganda is expanding renewable financing with green loans and results-based financing to help households, schools, farms and small businesses adopt solar and clean cooking. Policy & Skills (Australia): A Coolum training provider is planning a Civil Academy with schools and industry to build construction pathways as apprenticeships rise. Local Business Survival (UK): UK fish-and-chip owners warn nearly a fifth may quit within a year as costs squeeze margins and VAT relief requests go unanswered. Tech for Trust (Security): Realtek joined the OpenTitan coalition to help build open-source hardware “root of trust” security for networking and IoT devices. Cross-border Trade Payments: XTransfer and Societe Generale signed an MoU to streamline B2B cross-border payments for global trade. SME Delivery Bottleneck (Ghana): Ghana Standards Authority’s understaffing is forcing regional producers to travel to Accra for certification, delaying exports and local sales.