AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDigital Identity & Cybersecurity: Madagascar is strengthening its national digital ID with new cybercrime bills approved by the Council of Ministers and sent to parliament, aiming to secure trust as enrollment scales and to set up a Digital Protection and Investigation Unit (UPIN). Women’s Digital Finance: AXIAN Group and the African Development Bank launched a programme from Antananarivo to deliver digital financial services to 34,000 women-led businesses in Madagascar, using mobile money platforms MVola and Mixx plus digital lending, alternative credit assessment, and training. Fisheries Sustainability: FAO hosted a Small-Scale Fisheries Summit in Rome, with Madagascar among ministers discussing how to protect livelihoods and improve sustainable management for a sector that supports hundreds of millions globally. Critical Minerals & Value Addition: Madagascar’s broader regional extractives push echoes in coverage of heavy mineral sands projects, highlighting the shift toward domestic processing and exporting higher-value outputs rather than raw materials.
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