AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoOil & Gas Local Content: Sabah’s transport and industrial ministry will take a Sabah OGSE 5-year roadmap to the state cabinet, aiming to boost meaningful participation by local firms in the oil and gas services sector. Anti-Corruption Trial: Malaysia’s MACC witness told a court he didn’t know whether a former Penang chief minister-linked director secretly influenced bids for the Penang undersea tunnel and roads project. Middle East Diplomacy: Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun sharply criticized Hezbollah and Iran in a CNN interview, saying Lebanon is being used as a “bargaining chip” and that Lebanese people are “fed up” with war. Regional Integration: SADC adopted legal instruments to speed trade, tourism travel (a tourism univisa), and pooled medicine procurement, while also pushing progress on reviving the SADC Tribunal. Disaster Loans (US): The SBA reminded Texas businesses, nonprofits and residents to apply by July 6 for low-interest disaster loans after April–May storms and tornadoes; similar SBA loan programs were announced for Montana’s Crow Tribe, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, and Arizona’s San Carlos Apache after winter storms and flooding. Business & Jobs: Canada’s May jobs report showed strong gains (88,000 jobs) and a lower unemployment rate, while an AI-focused report flagged common causes of global enterprise overpayments.
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