AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSME Finance Boost: The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) signed an €80m deal with Coris Holding to expand lending across West Africa, with support aimed at SMEs and SMIs in agriculture, agribusiness and energy value chains—covering markets including Guinea-Bissau. Regional Security Leadership: Nigeria completed a troop rotation in Guinea-Bissau under the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission, with a new commander taking over the Nigerian contingent after a handover in Bissau. US Visa Costs for Business Travel: The US made its visa bond programme permanent, meaning consular officers may require certain B1 business and B2 tourism applicants from 50 countries—including Guinea-Bissau—to post refundable deposits up to $20,000 before visas are issued. Health & Climate Risk: A new study finds climate change is “moving” malaria—slightly increasing risk overall in sub-Saharan Africa’s children, with rising temperatures potentially worsening malaria in southern and East Africa while easing it in today’s hottest hotspots. Fisheries Data for Funding: A Gulf of Guinea fisheries push urged countries, including Guinea-Bissau, to share marine biodiversity and fisheries data to unlock international conservation funding and strengthen the blue economy.
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