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Blogs 23 March, 2021

The UAE’s new Trust Law – keeping family wealth at home

Last month the UAE’s Ministry of Finance announced a new law that allows capital and assets to be transferred into onshore trusts. According to the ministry’s spokesman the new legislation is designed to support the wealth...

Blogs 4 March, 2021

Iran: What next?

The Biden administration’s Iran policy and whether the US will return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is being seen as a key part of its foreign policy agenda for the Middle East region, along with the not...

Blogs, Clean energy 25 February, 2021

Accelerating renewable energy growth in Ghana

Ghana’s energy supply today is met predominantly by non-renewable energy sources – a mix of petroleum, biomass (mostly charcoal and firewood) and gas, with only a small share (5%) provided by hydro-electric sources. The country’s...

Blogs 8 February, 2021

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,...

Blogs, Healthcare 18 January, 2021

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....

Blogs 11 January, 2021

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...

Marketing material 23 December, 2020

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....

Marketing material 23 December, 2020

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...

Marketing material 21 December, 2020

Compliance screening product information

Identify key stakeholders using ClarifiedBy.com and then check for sanctions, political exposure and adverse media. Access your copy of our PDF by clicking the button below....

Marketing material 21 December, 2020

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....

Blogs, Healthcare 1 December, 2020

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....

Blogs, Healthcare 12 November, 2020

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....

Blogs, Healthcare 5 October, 2020

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 &...

Blogs 23 August, 2020

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...

Blogs 28 July, 2020

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...

Blogs 21 July, 2020

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...

Blogs 12 July, 2020

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...

Blogs 5 July, 2020

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...

Blogs 8 June, 2020

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...

Blogs, Healthcare 2 June, 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...