05 Jan 2009 Press Release
 

CRI Middle East Opens Office in the Dubai International Financial Centre

CRI Middle East Opens Office in the Dubai International Financial Centre
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International Investigations Firm Safeguards Businesses from Global White Collar Crime

Tuesday, January 05, 2009: Corporate Research and Investigations LLC (CRI Middle East LLC) (www.cri.ae), a subsidiary of Corporate Research and Investigations (Pvt) Limited and a leading provider of investigative research services, today announced the opening of its offices in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)Loading....

For the past 20 years, CRI Group has been safeguarding clients across the Asia Pacific, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa by establishing the legal compliance, financial viability and integrity levels of outside partners, suppliers, customers and other sources seeking potential business affiliations.

Nasser Alshaali, CEO of DIFC Authority said: "The ability to effectively pre-empt corporate crimes and conduct timely investigations of crimes and malpractices can save corporations from huge potential losses and reputation damage. Reliable providers of corporate investigative services like CRI can significantly help corporations in dealing with crime, fraud and malpractice. CRI's expertise will add to the diverse pool of business support services available within the DIFCDIFCLoading...."

Zafar I. Anjum, CEO of CRI Middle East, commented on the advantages of utilizing a business investigations firm in an expanding global economy.

"Today's business climate dictates an increasing demand for proactive measures designed to reduce the exposure of international business organizations to economic crime and civil wrongs, particularly in the financial, government and multi-national business sectors," Anjum said. "CRI's worldwide network of multi-disciplined investigators helps organizations prevent and deter business crimes, employee malfeasance, threats and accounting fraud while ensuring our clients conform to DIFCDIFCLoading... regulations and UAE laws. The establishment of our offices in the Dubai International Financial Centre gives us the platform to expand our business further and enhance the level of support we offer to the international business community."

CRI's level of professional services spans fraud and white collar crime investigations; business intelligence and investigations; employee, vendor and supplier background investigations; due diligence and "Know-Your-Client" inquiries; insurance fraud investigations; Special Investigation Unit (SIU) services; Risk Management and Corporate Security Consulting; and skip tracing and debt collection services.

Contact CRI at +971 4 3370737 or by email at info@cri.ae.

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About DIFCDIFCLoading...:
The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)Loading... is an onshore hub for global finance. It bridges the time gap between the financial centres of Hong Kong and London and services a region with the largest untapped emerging market for financial services. In just four years, over 750 firms have registered at the DIFCDIFCLoading.... They operate in an open environment complemented with world-class regulations and standards. The DIFCDIFCLoading... offers its member institutions incentives such as 100 per cent foreign ownership, zero tax on income and profits and no restrictions on foreign exchange. In addition their business benefits from modern infrastructure, operational support and business continuity facilities of uncompromisingly high standards.

Media enquiries:
Amira Abdulla
Director- Regional Public Relations
Dubai International Financial Centre
Tel: +971 4 362 2433
E-mail: amira.abdulla@difc.ae

Shaima Al Zarouni
Assistant PR Manager
Dubai International Financial Centre
Tel: +971 4 362 2432
E-mail: shaima.alzarouni@difc.ae

Iman Ahmad
Regional Media Relations Manager
Dubai International Financial Centre
Tel: +971 50 2058021
E-mail: iman.ahmad@difc.ae

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