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Blogs
27 August, 2017
The Independent’s Saudi investor
More details about Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel have gradually been emerging since the announcement on 28 July that he had acquired 30 per cent of Independent Digital News and Media, owner of the Independent digital newspaper....
Blogs
27 March, 2017
COMPANIES IN THE NEWS: Mohammed Al Abbar, Noon.com and Adeptio
Amazon’s announcement this week that it has agreed to acquire Souq.com for an estimated USD650m sets the scene for a battle between the global online retail giant and a soon-to-launch regional competitor in the shape of Noon.com....
Blogs
19 January, 2017
Who will stand to benefit from the lifting of sanctions on Sudan?
This week the US government announced that it was lifting its longstanding sanctions on trade with Sudan. In one of Obama’s final acts in office, the US will adopt a new approach to Sudan – allowing more freedom of trade with...
Blogs
3 January, 2017
COMPANIES IN THE NEWS: SPA Sovac Algerie
Volkswagen and Sovac have announced a joint venture in Algeria....
Blogs
25 October, 2016
The new UAE bankruptcy law – surprise announcement?
It was announced today that new UAE legislation on bankruptcy had been decreed into law, a first draft of which was only approved by the country’s federal cabinet last month. In a move which may take many of the legal and...
Blogs
5 September, 2016
Feast and famine: current investor sentiment towards Saudi Arabia
Institutional investors are salivating over Saudi Arabia’s first international debt sale, likely to be held next month, as reports1over the weekend suggest a “clamour” of interest – reportedly prompting Riyadh to consider a...
Blogs
1 June, 2016
The 2015 UAE Commercial Companies Law – Clarified by Diligencia
It is only a month to go until companies need to have taken all necessary action to comply with the new UAE Commercial Companies Law1as enacted last year, otherwise they will as per the (rather dramatic) ruling be “automatically...
Blogs
6 November, 2015
Gulf investments in West Africa
Despite being historically Africa’s earliest trading partner, news of the Middle East region’s more recent investments into the continent have sometimes been pushed into the margins by headline-grabbing initiatives by China and...