AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoBahrain’s Sporting Success: The men’s volleyball team beat Jordan 3-0 to stay unbeaten in the Arab Championship. Bahrain also won gold and bronze in the West Asia beach volleyball tour, while para-taekwondo athlete Ebrahim Redhwan claimed the kingdom’s first World Taekwondo Grand Prix medal. Football: Al Khaldiya snatched a 2-2 draw with champions Muharraq through a stoppage-time equaliser. Fintech & Business: Fintech Forward Bahrain closed with more than 60 strategic agreements and 2,900 participants. Mastercard and stc pay Bahrain are expanding digital payment support for SMEs, while stc pay is rolling out self-service kiosks. GCC Travel: Secretary-General Jasem al-Budaiwi said in Manama that visa-waiver talks for Bahrain and four other Gulf states are “very close,” with a possible update at the October 24 GCC-EU summit. Regional Cooperation: Al-Budaiwi said the Gulf states had grown more united amid regional attacks. Back home, MPs are calling for urgent action over payment-app misuse, and drilling firm executives were jailed in a BD52,000 VAT evasion case.
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