The corruption case brought against members of former president France-Albert René's entourage has been largely put together with the help of investigators under contract to the European Union. However, their impartiality and methods have been called into question by defence lawyers.
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Corporate Intel As the hunt for the former Kazakh president's inner circle ramps up, Kazakh oligarchs have been paying particular attention to their French properties and French-speaking associates. Nursultan Nazarbayev's former confident Bulat Utemuratov and the owners of mining conglomerate ERG are still comfortably settled in the Côte d'Azur.
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Corporate Intel In early March, Saudi Arabia locked in a key step for the rollout of its nuclear programme with the creation of a supervisory entity modelled on that of its Emirati neighbour. The kingdom is also making progress on its choice of constructor for its first reactors.
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Corporate Intel Governor of the Banque du Lebanon, Riad Salamé is at the centre of political manoeuvres ahead of the upcoming general election, as well as being in the sights of judge Ghada Aoun, who is close to the presidential camp.
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Corporate Intel With information warfare a huge component of the Ukrainian conflict and France fast losing ground in the Sahel, the French armed forces general staff is determined to regain its footing in the field.
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Information wars City Hall has been a key centre of activity for the PR consultants and lobbyists who have gone into action since the start of the Russian offensive on Ukraine. Kharkiv-based NGO GloBee, which is headed by a public strategy consultant, is using the services of Mercury and YourGlobalStrategy.
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Corporate Intel Paragon Solutions is the rising star of Israeli cyber-intelligence. Backed by Ehud Schneoron, the ex-commander of Unit 8200, Israel's answer to the NSA, the company has recently been consolidating its capital.
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