AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDigital Payments Oversight: In Malabo, the Central African banking regulator (COBAC) is tightening scrutiny of how customer funds move through payment providers and aggregators, focusing on transaction routes and risks—though it said no new rules were announced yet. Oil & Gas Local Content: Mermaid Maritime has set up a Nigeria-focused subsea services JV, Mermaid Subsea Services Limited, to work directly with TotalEnergies Nigeria and other majors while meeting local content and contracting requirements. Construction Equipment Distribution: Hitachi Construction Machinery Europe is reshaping its dealer network across Northwest and Central West Africa, expanding Machinery Distribution in Africa (MDA) to cover Equatorial Guinea and others, while Movicortes takes on additional territories. Regional Trade & Investment: Cameroon and Indonesia will hold a second business forum in Yaounde in October, aiming to connect firms in agriculture, manufacturing, transport and industrial development. Policy & Migration Watch: The US Supreme Court allowed Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to third countries while legal arguments continue—an issue raising human rights concerns across multiple states. UN Representation Push: African leaders at the UN General Assembly renewed calls for greater influence in global rule-making and control over natural resources.
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