Fed Governor Cook said AI development is lowering the cost of investing in SMEs.

South Korea’s First Vice Minister for SMEs and Startups No Yong-seok met Saudi Communications and Information Technology Minister Al‑Swaha in Seoul on the 16th to discuss SME, venture and startup cooperation in AI and digital innovation. They reviewed Korea’s policy Fund-of-Funds experience and discussed a joint fund being prepared by Korea Venture Investment Corp (KVIC) and Riyadh Valley Company (RVC) to invest in AI, semiconductors and other deep‑tech SMEs and startups; Al‑Swaha said both sides aim to establish the fund within the year.

美联储褐皮书：就业总体上有所上升，五个地区的就业增长适度、温和或稳健，而七个地区的变化很小或没有变化。