AGP Executive Report
Last update: 28 minutes agoBahrain-US GCC energy security: Bahrain’s Derasat hosted a Washington strategic dialogue with US think tanks and GCC officials, focusing on security, energy resilience, technology and economic ties, as regional shipping and energy flows remain under pressure. Cybercrime & trade facilitation: Bahrain’s Cabinet approved a draft law ratifying the UN Convention against Cybercrime, alongside other agreements including a Bahrain–Saudi revenue and tax customs memorandum. Air cargo boost for Bahrain: DHL Express launched a direct Bahrain–Johannesburg freighter service, adding weekly capacity to support healthcare, tech, manufacturing and e-commerce links between the Gulf and sub-Saharan Africa. Bahrain’s infrastructure pipeline: Seven contractors bid for the next phase of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Highway upgrade, covering 2km of expansion plus drainage, lighting and future utility ducts to ease congestion toward industrial zones. Power demand up: Bahrain electricity consumption hit a record 19,391.6 GWh in 2025, with industry the fastest-growing segment, pushing new generation and grid works. Fintech Forward 2026 momentum: Bahrain Bourse, Benefit, Sinnad, GFH and Bede Bahrain joined as platinum sponsors for FF26, reinforcing the Kingdom’s push to digitise finance and payments. AI security spotlight: Researchers flagged a prompt-injection risk in AWS AgentCore Harness that could expose plaintext credentials, underlining the need for tighter controls as AI adoption grows.
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