Banking & Growth Push: Nigeria’s President Tinubu told bankers to shift from balance-sheet growth to funding productive businesses that create jobs, as reforms aim to translate stability into living-cost relief. Supply Chains & Trade Risk: APEC rolled out an updated Supply Chain Resilience Toolkit for small firms, offering a resilience score and practical steps like supplier diversification and trade compliance. SME Support via Tech: Singapore’s BizSG portal will use AI to route companies to the right grants and services, starting Sept 30. Energy & Critical Tech Capital: The U.S. DOE and SBA launched the SBIC-E initiative to channel private money into energy and critical-technology small businesses. Innovation Funding: Nigeria’s NASENI handed ₦162.5m in grants to top public-servant innovators, while Malaysia’s higher-education leaders urged deeper entrepreneurship training beyond first-job prep. Business Climate & Costs: A Vermont survey found strong local confidence but rising costs and workforce shortages are still blocking growth. Local Business Pressure: Downtown Columbia leaders say city inaction on urban camping is hurting safety and business footfall. Corporate Moves: Delta Electronics is relocating its Scottish engineering hub to a new Glasgow facility, and Alibaba merged 1688 and Alibaba.com wholesale into “Global Wholesale” to better integrate domestic and cross-border trade.