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New cities and the rise of the corporate urban identity
When we think of migration trends we tend to focus on those that feature most prominently in the news cycle: the human drift northward from countries in Africa towards Europe, or the forced migration as a result of conflicts in...
Diligencia company overview
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Pharmaceuticals in frontier markets: Part 4 - Libya
In the fourth and final article of our series of blogs looking at the pharmaceutical industry in four frontier markets, we look at how Libya is meeting demand for healthcare products....
Diligencia company overview (in Chinese/Mandarin)
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Compliance screening product information
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Ruling Families product information
Our ruling families search combs our database to identify and verify whether an individual is connected to a ruler by blood line or by marriage. Access your copy of our PDF by clicking the button below....
Pharmaceuticals in frontier markets: Part 3 - Sudan
In the third of a series of blogs looking at the pharmaceutical industry in four frontier markets, we focus on the main players involved in Sudan’s healthcare sector....
Pharmaceuticals in frontier markets: Part 2 – Syria
In the second of our series of blogs looking at the pharmaceutical industry in four frontier markets, we focus on Syria and how it is meeting local demand for healthcare....
Pharmaceuticals in frontier markets: Part 1 – Iran
Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic has focused the world’s attention on the race to develop a vaccine, global pharmaceutical manufacturers have quietly been making plans to expand into the kind of frontier markets in the Middle East &...
Family offices product information
Our Family Offices dataset is a meticulously verified and growing collection of identified high net-worth families. Access your copy of our PDF by clicking the button below....
The IT market - Saudi Arabia
The IT market in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach SAR 48 billion by 2021, driven by initiatives focusing on SMEs, citizen services e-commerce security and smart cities. The government continues to inject significant investments...
Big business in Uganda
In 1908, Winston Churchill called Uganda “the pearl of Africa” in his book ‘My African Journey’, after visiting the country in 1907. Located in central-east Africa on the shores of Lake Victoria, Uganda is blessed with abundant...
Technology-driven growth takes centre stage in the GCC
Digital technologies are disrupting economies globally and the GCC is no exception. According to Mergermarket, there were approximately 40 technology-related M&A transactions in the region between 2015 and 2017, focused on...
In the spotlight: Mubadala and its interests in North Africa
Abu Dhabi-based global investment firm, Mubadala Investment Company, is one of the largest sovereign wealth funds and invests in more than 50 countries. With assets under management of over US$225bn, Mubadala is a shareholder in...
Running red hot – the global shisha tobacco market
While the global tobacco industry is facing the combined challenges of stricter regulations, new entrants from technologies such as vaping, and rapidly changing consumer behaviour, there is one market segment that is experiencing...
Mining in the UAE - a clear opportunity
Anyone who has lived or worked in the UAE will know how much of what is consumed inside the country is imported. You might also be surprised to know, in a country that consists largely of desert, that the UAE’s imports also...
The very model of a modern Arab diplomat: Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Sultan
If French is the traditional language of diplomacy, it seems appropriate that Prince Khaled was born in Paris and, we understand, proudly retains his links to the French state. Indeed you might be forgiven for thinking that his...
Sheikh Khalid closes in on Newcastle United
The Abu Dhabi ruling family may be set to continue its love affair with the English Premier League, as reports suggest that Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in talks to acquire club side Newcastle United. Although the deal is...
Home grown in the desert: agri-tech companies in the UAE and Saudi Arabia
The dry, sun-drenched deserts of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are not the obvious place to think of cultivating crops, yet restaurants and supermarkets in the region are increasingly stocking fruits and vegetables...
MTN – More than a corruption and bribery accusation
Business and politics are seldom unconnected in emerging markets, particularly in strategic infrastructure sectors such as telecoms. So when relations between nation states ebb and flow, the fate of those countries’ commercial...