Front Companies: Correction of Data in More Than 450,000 Business Registrations

Linking records to bank accounts, 85,783 inspection visits, issuing 6,000 transportation licenses, and revoking more than 650,000 municipal licenses
Penalties for commercial concealment

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The National Program to Combat front companies that it had corrected the data for more than 450,000 commercial registrations by linking them to commercial bank accounts.

The results of the commercial entity data correction revealed the issuance of 6,000 licenses for freight transport activities and confirmed their linkage to commercial registrations specific to the transportation sector, in addition to the revocation of more than 650,000 municipal licenses due to non-renewal.

The National Program to Combat fronting 85,783 inspection visits to establishments based on evidence and indicators of suspected fronting.

To improve the quality and efficiency of the adjudication of fronting cases, a specialized division for combating commercial fronting was established within the criminal courts to hear such cases. On the awareness front, Friday sermons in mosques across the Kingdom have been dedicated to raising awareness about the harms and risks of the crime of fronting.

The National Program to Combat Commercial Fronting