AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoIndustrial Readiness: Ethiopia’s Gode City is set for a fertiliser complex and an oil refinery, but analysts warn growth will only pay off if housing, land systems, power, water and services are upgraded first. Local Supplier Push: Ghana’s Trade Minister urged investors to partner with local firms and use Ghanaian inputs, arguing value chains and jobs depend on real linkages, not just capital inflows. SME Fair Play in Retail Payments: South Africa’s consumer watchdog (NCC) warned spaza shops and SMEs not to add hidden card-payment surcharges beyond advertised prices. Cross-Border Business Finance: Ventures Platform closed its $84m Pan-African Fund II, adding new institutional backers and signaling more pre-seed to Series A support for tech founders. Mining & Power Stress: Zambia’s copper recovery faces a power crunch as drought-hit hydropower and slow new generation threaten expansion plans. Sugar Industry Uncertainty: Illovo says delays in implementing South Africa’s revised DBRP for imported sugar are prolonging unfair pricing pressure on local growers and millers. Digital Commerce Costs: Meta will end free WhatsApp Business Platform API messaging in South Africa from October, raising per-message costs for businesses. Community Enterprise & Training: Liberia’s ACD Vocational Training Institute in Gbarnga shows how locally run skills training and uniform production can create jobs—despite equipment and fee-payment challenges.
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