Cross-border Information (CbI) is a long-established Africa and Middle East-focused consultant active in risk analysis and primary infrastructure sectors. The company has full-time staff in London and Hastings, and a network of correspondents and associates currently active in more than 48 countries across Africa and the Middle East. CbI consultants and analysts work closely with the project development community on issues that affect public and private sector investment decisions.

Established in 1989, Cross-border Information (CbI) is an Africa and Middle East-focused consultant and publisher active in risk analysis and primary infrastructure sectors. The company has full-time staff in London and Hastings, and a network of correspondents and associates currently active in over 49 countries throughout Africa and the Middle East.

They provide clients with bespoke information, insight and analysis through their business intelligence services and through African Energy  – a CbI brand consultancy and provider of independent expert analysis of emerging energy trends and political risk issues – and Gulf States News (GSN). Data collection and analysis is central to their work.

Their core capabilities comprise a team of regional specialists, a continually maintained network of in-country sources and researchers, and a corporate archive of information on Africa and the Middle East built up over the last 35 years.

This means they can provide you with a depth of knowledge and experience in these regions unavailable from most other business intelligence providers. CbI is managed by its directors, most of whom are regional specialists.

They focus solely on Africa and the Middle East and are dedicated to providing market intelligence to support your decision-making throughout all stages of the project development and investment cycle.

For decades CbI has monitored and travelled to these regions, taking time and care to build up a network of reliable sources who provide local knowledge and discreet source enquiries. Their regional experts routinely visit key countries to maintain and develop their network of sources, better understand the culture and dynamics of local markets and appreciate the underlying commercial and political realities.

Many of their clients ask them to provide hard-to-find information and they enjoy the challenge.