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Paris seeks closer ties with Pakistan's defence industry

French President Emmanuel Macron and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Élysée Palace on the sidelines of the New Global Financial Deal summit in Paris on 22 June 2023.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Élysée Palace on the sidelines of the New Global Financial Deal summit in Paris on 22 June 2023. © Tomas Stevens/Abacapress.com/Reuters

With relations between France and India at an all-time high, notably in defence, Paris is also starting to set up economic links with India's neighbouring enemy Pakistan. Intelligence Online can reveal the details of these first steps towards closer relations.

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ESL Rivington offices raided in connection with Neymar PSG transfer probe

The Brazilian international footballer Neymar (right) arriving at a hearing in Barcelona on 18 October 2022.
The Brazilian international footballer Neymar (right) arriving at a hearing in Barcelona on 18 October 2022. © Quique García/(EPA) EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

On 25 February, French anti-corruption officers searched the headquarters of the corporate intelligence firm ESL Rivington, an ADIT subsidiary, in connection with an investigation into allegations that football club PSG received favourable tax treatment over Brazil international Neymar's transfer to the club in 2017.

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