AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoRates Watch: The Bank of England is due to hold interest rates at 3.75% today, with inflation at 2.8% and economists increasingly leaning toward cuts rather than hikes as the Iran deal’s impact feeds through. AI & Finance Growth: Lloyds’ sentiment survey says UK financial institutions are moving from pilots to full-scale AI and other tech rollouts, with 94% expecting expansion over the next decade. Natural Assets Investing: Ridge has launched regulated, ISIN-listed securities to make forests and farmland investable at scale, aiming to unlock a market it values at $9–10tn. SME Asset Finance: The British Business Bank backs Propel Finance with a £75m warehouse facility and joins its first public asset-backed securitisation. India-UK Trade: The India-UK FTA is set to take effect from 15 July, with tariff cuts and new quotas including concessional imports of 3.78 lakh UK cars over 15 years. Cyber Security: GCHQ’s NCSC says hostile states drove 200 cyber incidents hitting UK critical infrastructure in the first five months of 2026.
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