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Our regional Manager for the GCC region, Frederic Paquay, was recently invited to speak at the 59th Global Legal ConfEx, Middle East online event.In t [...]
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When Cedar Rose was first established in the UK in 1997, we were very excited to have customers in different parts of the world. The first m [...]
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February 28th 2019 saw London hold a conference with a central focus of improving the wellbeing of Jordan. Commitments were made to support the Jordan [...]
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إنّ التحقق من الهوية الإلكترونية هو عملية تتطلب من العملاء تقديم معلومات شخصية باستخدام وسائل رقمية كدليل على أنهم أشخاص أو شركات حقيقيين. كما تُعتبر [...]
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December 2018:Lebanon's long-awaited exploration of oil and gas is right around the corner, expected to commence in 2019. After years of delay due to [...]
December 2018:The relationship between Russia and Saudi Arabia is growing stronger as we move into 2019. The two countries have formed a ver [...]
January, 2019:We are witnessing the 2019 Asian Football Association (AFC) Asian Cup which is being held in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) for the fi [...]
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Le crédit d’entreprise est un concept souvent négligé mais toutefois important et ne doit pas être mésestimer. Reconnaitre le crédit de votre ent [...]
On 21st May, 2020, Cyprus began phase 2 of the gradual release of lock-down measures - the phase where citizens no longer have to send a text message [...]
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Facts: A most recent European Commission report to the European parliament, the Council, the European economic and social committee and the [...]
Consumers residing in the UAE have been affected by an alarming level of cybercrime, resulting in over $1 billion in financial losses - which have aff [...]
Artificial intelligence is taking over many industries. From virtual assistants to chatbots that are programmed to respond to a variety of customer qu [...]
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Interview with Mr. Antoun Massaad, Cedar Rose CEO and Co-Founder of Cedar RoseComprehensive business intelligence and accurate credit i [...]
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Limassol based business intelligence company, Cedar Rose, has been named National Winner for Digital Technology for the second year in a row, in the 2 [...]
Connais Ton Client (CTC) est une pratique ardue mais toutefois essentielle qui est devenue de nos jours le pilier du marché intercontinental. [...]
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In today’s global market, where businesses are no longer held back by the physical boundaries of their country’s borders, there are endless opportunit [...]
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Electronic Identity Verification (eIDV) is a process that requires users to provide personal information through a digital method that proves they are [...]
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Cyprus company; Cedar Rose International, whose headquarters have based in Limassol since 2007 were awarded Credit Information Provider of the Year - [...]
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), established in 2013, but officially launched in 2015 with an overriding goal to improve China`s infrastructur [...]
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Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) are two fundamental aspects in today`s business. It is important to stay compliant and for your [...]
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