In this episode of the Frontier Markets Podcast, we have a conversation with Ali Khan; a founding member of AS Legal Consultants, which is a UAE focused law firm.

Ali was lucky enough to have been part of a team that founded one of Syria’s first English Language Daily newsdesks, has extensive experience across the middle east, and was a fellow at the Charter City Institute.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The history, state, problems, and potential opportunities within regions like Syria, Libya, and Lebanon.
• Creative legal and institutional design -
• The potential for crypto to build meaningful institutions where there is are clear gaps
• Lessons from the rise of gulf states and the DIFC (Dubai International Financial Centre)
• How to think about international market expansion from a due diligence standpoint