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Blogs 13 November, 2024

Insurance Authority (IA): Unifying regulatory power for Saudi Arabia’s insurance sector

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recently made significant changes to its regulatory landscape with the establishment of the Insurance Authority (IA), a new unified regulatory body responsible for overseeing the insurance...

Blogs 7 November, 2024

Middle East & Africa jurisdictions now under FATF's increased monitoring

On 25 October 2024, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its updated list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring. This list includes several Middle Eastern and African (MEA) countries within Diligencia's area of...

Blogs 6 November, 2024

Understanding Saudi Arabia's land registry system: The role of the Real Estate General Authority and the Real Estate Registry

Saudi Arabia's rapid economic growth has spurred extensive real estate development, requiring a robust land registry system to manage property records. The land registry system, regulated primarily by the Real Estate General...

Blogs 4 November, 2024

Saudi Arabia modernises business landscape with new Commercial Register and Trade Names Laws

On 17 September 2024, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved the Commercial Register Law and the Trade Names Law, set to replace existing laws and become effective 180 days after publication in the official gazette. The new laws mark a...

Blogs 4 November, 2024

Kuwait's progress in financial integrity: Insights from the 2024 FATF Evaluation

Kuwait is making significant strides in enhancing its financial integrity, as highlighted in the recent 2024 Mutual Evaluation Report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). This evaluation underscores Kuwait's commitment to...

Blogs 19 August, 2024

Clarity Talks – An interview with… Mina Mouhoub, Managing Director of Operations

My name is Mina Mouhoub and I am originally from Algeria. I have worked at Diligencia since 2016, initially based at our Oxford office before relocating with my family to Dubai last year.I serve as the Managing Director of...

Blogs 16 July, 2024

Clarity Talks – An interview with… James Redfern, Sales Director

My name is James Redfern and I am the Sales Director and a member of the senior leadership team at Diligencia. I joined the company in March 2020, just prior to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown here in the UK. After...

Blogs 17 June, 2024

Clarity Talks – An interview with… Dalal Fanchaouy, Business Analyst

My name is Dalal Fanchaouy and I joined Diligencia last October. I work as a business analyst in our Tangier office in Morocco and my role involves sourcing difficult to locate business information and creating corporate...

Blogs, Infrastructure 10 June, 2024

Infrastructure boom is driving development in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has announced a trillion-dollar pipeline of infrastructure projects aimed at diversifying its economy beyond oil. At present, new infrastructure is being developed and expanded across the entire country. All of this...

Blogs 28 May, 2024

Clarity Talks – An interview with… Saif Mohammad, Chief Product and Technology Officer

My name is Saif Mohammad and I am the Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) at Diligencia. With a passion for innovation and technology, I lead our team in developing cutting-edge solutions that empower businesses across...

Blogs 23 May, 2024

Vision 2030 and Saudi Arabia’s changing business environment

Saudi Arabia is currently undergoing major economic and social transformation....

Blogs 9 May, 2024

Clarity Talks – An interview with… Jonathan Siklos, Regional Director

My name is Jonathan Siklos and I've been with Diligencia since September 2021, serving as the Regional Director based in the UAE. My role encompasses various responsibilities, including business development, consulting and...

Blogs 5 December, 2023

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...

Blogs, Infrastructure 29 November, 2023

Diligencia to focus on infrastructure megaprojects in the Middle East & Africa

Over the last decade a dizzying number of infrastructure megaprojects across the Middle East & Africa have been initiated – ranging from transcontinental railways and integrated transport hubs to new smart cities and luxury...

Blogs 13 October, 2023

Insights on Gulf-Africa Commercial Ties: An Interview with Diligencia

While China often takes centre stage in discussions about foreign investment into Africa, the Gulf, and specifically the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has over the last decade emerged as a hub for companies wanting to invest in the...

Blogs 29 August, 2023

The winners and losers of MbS’s plan for Saudi to join the global economic premier league

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo, now plying his trade for Riyadh-based club Al Nassr FC, recently speculated that Saudi Arabia could in the future have one of the five best leagues in the world. This sounds like it could have...

Blogs, Infrastructure 10 July, 2023

The politics and economics behind Egypt’s new capital project

What and who is a capital city for? At once home to the administrative machinery of a sovereign government and seat of political authority, capitals also serve as a symbol of national identity – at best unifying a population as a...

Blogs 22 June, 2023

Germany’s new supply chain due diligence law – a model for the future of global compliance and corporate responsibility?

According to the German government, around 80% of worldwide trade relies on global supply chains. Take the automotive industry for example, cars manufactured in Germany are likely to have parts that were manufactured, assembled...

Blogs 17 May, 2023

The UAE-based firms shipping Russian oil around the world

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, international sanctions have forced major players in the oil trading business to wind down their operations with Russian oil producers such as Rosneft and Gazprom. As Russia redirects...

Blogs 6 April, 2023

How the Validation Agent role can help bring greater transparency, trust and confidence to the Middle East and Africa

In November 2022, Diligencia was appointed by GLEIF – the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation – as a Validation Agent to verify entity data required as part of the LEI application process. To help promote the use of LEIs...