World Bank & Kenya Tax Reform: The World Bank urged Kenya to amend its Finance Act, including a VAT deferment scheme for fruit-processing equipment and changes to medical-device conformity rules, saying the package could unlock about Sh194.6bn in investment and create roughly 80,000 jobs. Startup & AI for BFSI: L&T Finance opened applications for Pitch Point at RAISE’26, a competition for AI startups building solutions for BFSI and enterprise agentic AI use cases. Enterprise Payments: BMO and Mastercard launched embedded commercial payments in Canada and the US, letting eligible corporate card clients manage virtual card payments inside ERP, procurement, and accounts payable workflows. Tokenized Finance: Polymath and CineCity Studios plan to explore a tokenized film investment platform, aiming to streamline regulated digital securities issuance and investor administration. Manufacturing Investment: Ontario-backed Reko International will invest about $6.3m to expand machining capacity in Lakeshore, protecting 172 jobs and adding four. Local Growth & Entrepreneurship: Shippensburg University opened an Entrepreneurship Hub in renovated Kriner Hall to strengthen “town and gown” ties and consolidate its makerspace and small-business support. Corruption Probe: Malaysia’s MACC remanded two brothers for five days over alleged abuse of position tied to an investment of about RM10m, seizing luxury assets.