FIFA World Cup Finals fever is sweeping across Bahrain even before the first whistle is blown, with cafés, restaurants, hotels, shopping outlets and retailers preparing for a major surge in customers as football fans gear up for weeks of round-the-clock action.
Business leaders say the global tournament, which kicks off on Thursday, is already delivering an economic boost, with venues reporting strong advance bookings and retailers seeing growing demand for team merchandise ... with replica France, Brazil, Argentina and England tops, in particular, being snapped up from the suq.
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