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Angola: Bridging the Gulf
As Angola battles the combined challenges of the global pandemic and a declining oil market, its efforts at cultivating diplomatic and commercial ties with the Gulf states are beginning to bear fruit. At the forefront is the UAE,...
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....
The Qatar reconciliation and what it tells us about 2021
It is customary at this time of year for thinktanks, political commentators and risk consultancies to deliver their forecasts for the year ahead – partly to fill what can be a quiet time for the news cycle. Not so this year with...
Diligencia company overview (in Chinese/Mandarin)
Learn how we support our customers with specialist business intelligence and due diligence services based exclusively on primary sources in the Middle East and Africa. Access your copy of our PDF by clicking the button below....
ClarifiedBy.com product information (in Chinese/Mandarin)
Find out about ClarifiedBy.com and the legal entity data available to help clients understand the corporate interests of companies and shareholders across Africa and the wider Middle East. Access your copy of our PDF for more...
Compliance screening product information
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Ruling Families product information
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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 &...
Is Covid-19 accelerating Cameroon's digital transformation?
Cameroon’s telecommunications sector has made significant advances in recent years. In support of the country’s goal of ‘economic emergence’ by 2035, the government introduced new telecommunications and e-strategy policies in...
Mining - a cornerstone of the Togolese economy
Togo’s significant gold, iron ore and uranium deposits as well as an abundance of other minerals such as phosphate, limestone, and marble are attracting both domestic and international investment interest. Current estimates...
Cameroon's banking sector - weathering the storms of COVID-19 and low oil prices
The size of Cameroon’s economy and its central location in the African continent make it an influential country in the Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). Similarly, Cameroon’s banking industry tends to take a...
Unitel, Sonangol and Angola's privatisation programme - disconnected?
One of the key objectives of the Angolan privatisation programme ‘PROPRIV’ set in motion by President Joao Lourenco, was to privatise Angola’s dominant mobile phone operator Unitel, which currently controls over 80% of Angola’s...
Covid-19 and the coming of age of e-commerce in the MENA region
As Covid-19 continues to upend social norms and business models around the globe, the virus has forced different regions and sectors to adapt to a changing way of life. In the second of a series of blogs, we look at how changes...
Togo's agricultural sector a magnet for overseas investors
The attractiveness of Togo as a destination for foreign investment has improved dramatically in recent years, thanks to its government’s efforts to improve infrastructure and cut red tape for businesses; according to the 2020...
Effective collaboration - the UAE's response to the Covid-19 crisis
The UAE has been widely lauded for its response to the Covid-19 crisis, both in terms of its actions domestically and in how it has provided international support to other affected countries. That the UAE has been relatively...
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...
Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento, aka “General Dino”
Last Friday, 31 January 2020, the Provincial Court of Luanda in Angola issued a preventive seizure over some of the assets of Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento, aka “General Dino”, a key member of the “Futungo” or inner circle of...