Islamic heritage and Saudi Arabia’s quest for a diversified economy

Although Saudi Arabia is home to some of the world’s most historically significant Islamic sites, international tourists have yet to add visiting the Kingdom to their bucket lists.

For decades, the Saudi economy has remained heavily reliant on oil, so much so that it has dominated the nation’s reputation. However, over the past few years, through its Vision 2030 reforms, the new Saudi government has been actively diversifying its economy. One such diversification is building a tourism sector, a notion unthinkable even a decade ago.

HeritageAmira elAdawiOctober 1, 2022Amira & Co.M&A, Integration, Heritage

Integrate or Wait? That Is the Question

The robust M&A activity of 2021 notwithstanding, it is still unclear when most employees will return to offices or other in-person activities. Yet, as more deals continue to materialize, companies will undoubtedly be tempted to attempt to integrate remotely. As past decades of M&A experience have shown, and given how challenging integrations are under the most favorable conditions, and how difficult it is to successfully execute an integration, the idea of adding the remote element to it and expecting no hits to desired outcomes is more “wishful thinking” than it is realistic…

M&AAmira elAdawiJune 25, 2021Amira & Co.M&A, Integration, covid, remote integration