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The pandemic has put huge pressure on government finances, but Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s favoured mega-projects have continued nevertheless. Research by GSN, supported by data provided by Diligencia, shows the bulk of contracts have gone to some of the kingdom’s most long-established companies.

Having built up a list of local construction firms working on the giga-projects, GSN has analysed the shareholding records for several contractors, using data provided by Diligencia in a partnership to help sharpen understanding of those involved.

In celebration of the festival of Eid al-Adha, there is a public sector holiday for many countries in MENA this week. Diligencia's offices will be open as usual, however, delivery timelines may be extended.

The ongoing story of the Wirecard scandal has raised questions around why so many people maintained a collective belief in the German company’s success story for so long. In our latest blog, Patrick Lord looks at how Wirecard maintained the illusion.

Diligencia has been ranked in the new Chambers Crisis and Risk Management Guide in the Business Intelligence & Investigations: Pre-Transactional Advisory (Investigative Due Diligence) - Global-wide table.

CSR, commercial opportunism, or part of vaccine diplomacy? In our latest blog, Patrick Lord shares examples of how the private sector is playing a key role in the procurement and distribution of Covid vaccines for some countries in the Middle East & Africa.

With the implementation deadline of the EU’s 6AMLD now imminent, in our latest blog Diligencia’s James Redfern considers the bloc’s latest initiatives to contain the spread of fraud and financial crime.

Last week’s news that the UAE has been massively increasing its US Treasury holdings took many analysts by surprise. Guest author Christopher Davidson considers the reasons behind the buying spree and the implications for the UAE’s relationship with the US.

In celebration of the festival of Eid al-Fitr, there is a public sector holiday for many countries in MENA this week. Diligencia's offices will be open as usual, however, delivery timelines may be extended.

Diligencia has sponsored the seventh edition of the Entity Data Management Handbook, published by the A-Team Group.

The world is awash with data and there’s never been a better time to take advantage of the opportunities that come with it. However, deriving value from data can be difficult. At ICA’s BIG Compliance Festival last month, Patrick Lord suggested three main areas needed for a robust data strategy.

Engaging with entities that are directly or indirectly government owned comes with a number of risks and opportunities. Patrick Lord explains why insight into the government ownership and the decision makers involved within each entity is so important.

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.

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Diligencia has announced that access to its new State-Owned Enterprises dataset is now available on ClarifiedBy.com, their flagship online platform.

Diligencia’s Patrick Lord considers what the UAE’s new Trust Law, which allows capital and assets to be transferred into onshore trusts, means for wealthy families in the country and its wider significance across the Gulf.

We’re watching closely to see how the relationship between the Biden administration and Iran develops. In our latest blog, we look at the key sectors investors are likely to target and the risks they will encounter as and when sanctions are eased.

Ghana has committed to generating 10% of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030. We look at how the country is accelerating the expansion of electricity supply and some of the companies that are leading the way with green initiatives.

Angola’s efforts at cultivating diplomatic and commercial ties with the Gulf states are beginning to bear fruit and at the forefront is the UAE. In this blog we look at a number of foreign investment deals announced in the last year.

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.