Focused solely on the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, the AGTUS Cultural Due Diligence programs are designed, prepared and presented by cross-cultural experts who have extensive experience in the host country.

Unlike the presenters of many generic programs who have never visited the destination, each of our presenters has lived in the region and all are intimately aware of the business and social differences that you need to know to be successful.

• Business Styles
• Corporate Cultures
• Religious Considerations
• Government Regulations
• Legal System/Laws
• Social Etiquette
• Life Support (housing, education, health care, etc)
• End of Assignment challenges (Repatriation)

According to the United Nations' International Labor Organization nearly 70% of all international mergers and acquisitions fail within two years, due in part to the fact that the majority of the corporate energy is concentrated on economic benefits, with limited attention being paid to 'soft' cultural and organizational considerations.

Cultural differences have often been the root cause in disappointing experiences of extracting efficiencies in cross-cultural business dealings.