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UAE Energy and Logistics Operators Tighten Risk Controls Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions

Financial institutions and logistics companies across the UAE have strengthened compliance checks, transaction screening and shipping risk management as renewed regional tensions and transport restrictions around the Strait of Hormuz increase pressure on supply chains and energy exports.
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