AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoKuwait Airways & Digital Payments: Kuwait Airways is rolling out a fee-free deferred payment option with Deema, letting passengers pay for tickets in four equal instalments starting Aug 1, first via sales offices and call centre then online and the app. Kuwait Defense & Regional Risk: The US approved about $484m in military support for Kuwait and $1.96bn arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid the US-Iran escalation, while Iran-linked attacks reportedly targeted US-linked sites including in Kuwait and Bahrain, keeping Gulf shipping and energy risk front and centre. Cybersecurity Expansion: Rapid7 signed a distribution deal with Mindware to expand its AI-powered cybersecurity platform across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Bahrain, aiming to boost threat visibility and cyber resilience. M&A Watch (Regional): Uber agreed to buy Delivery Hero in a $14.8bn deal, with overlapping Gulf food delivery businesses moving to Uber while some operations are carved out for SSW Partners. Compliance Update: FATF updated its high-risk and monitored jurisdictions list, adding Bosnia and Iraq and removing Algeria and Namibia.
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