Monday, 11 Jul 2011
Business meeting
Overseas Business Risk – Saudi Arabia
Political and Economic
More information on political risk, including political demonstrations is available in FCO Travel Advice
Bribery and Corruption
Businessman reading newspaper
Bribery is illegal. It is an offence for British nationals or someone who is ordinarily resident in the UK, a body incorporated in the UK or a Scottish partnership, to bribe anywhere in the world.
In addition, a commercial organisation carrying on a business in the UK can be liable for the conduct of a person who is neither a UK national or resident in the UK or a body incorporated or formed in the UK. In this case it does not matter whether the acts or omissions which form part of the offence take place in the UK or elsewhere.
According to the NGO Transparency International’s corruption perception index (CPI) Saudi Arabia was ranked in 63rd place in 2009 (out of 180 countries).
Visit the Business Anti-Corruption portal page providing advice and guidance about corruption in Saudi Arabia and some basic effective procedures you can establish to protect your company from them.
Read the information provided on our Bribery and corruption page.
Terrorism Threat
Read the information provided on our Terrorism threat page.
Protective Security Advice
The Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure also provides protective security advice to businesses
Read the information provided on our Protective security advice page.
Intellectual Property
Read the information provided on our Intellectual Property page.
Organised Crime
Read the information provided on our Organised crime page.
More information is available on overseas business risk in a range of markets.