AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoUK Tax Crackdown: HMRC has named 150+ UK high-street businesses and individuals for deliberately avoiding tax, with London firms hit by £4.8m in penalties. France E-commerce Fees: France is suspending a two-euro charge on low-value non-EU parcels from July 1, as the EU’s higher fee regime starts—then France’s fee rises to 5 euros from November. Fast-Fashion Rules: France’s Senate passed tougher measures against ultra-fast-fashion brands like Shein and Temu, including per-product fines and bans on advertising and influencer promotion. Retail Relief: France will extend summer sales by a week to July 28 after a heatwave kept shoppers away. Hospitality & High Streets (UK): Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham says he would cut business rates for pubs and hospitality to revive struggling high streets. AI Research Funding (UK): The UK backs two new AI labs with £60m, aiming for open-source AI and more efficient learning. SME Digital Push (Ghana): MTN Ghana reaffirmed support for MSMEs via digital empowerment and partnerships ahead of World MSME Day. Energy Transition (Global): New market outlooks highlight growth in hydrogen fuel cells, solar EV charging, and grid transformers—signals of continued investment in clean infrastructure.
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